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单词 bumbailiff
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bumbailiff

[ buhm-bey-lif ]
/ ˌbʌmˈbeɪ lɪf /

noun British: Disparaging.

(formerly) a bailiff or underbailiff employed in serving writs, making arrests, etc.

Origin of bumbailiff

1595–1605; bum2 + bailiff; alluding to their following close behind debtors and other offenders

Words nearby bumbailiff

Bulwer, Bulwer-Lytton, bum, bum around, bum bag, bumbailiff, bumbershoot, bumble, bumblebee, bumblebeefish, bumbleberry
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British Dictionary definitions for bumbailiff

bumbailiff
/ (ˌbʌmˈbeɪlɪf) /

noun

British derogatory (formerly) an officer employed to collect debts and arrest debtors for nonpayment

Word Origin for bumbailiff

C17: from bum 1 + bailiff, so called because he follows hard behind debtors
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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