单词 | blackbirder |
释义 | blackbirder/ˈblakbəːdə/slang (originally Nautical, chiefly Australian and south Pacific). Now historical noun 1A person engaged in press-ganging or kidnapping labourers in the south Pacific region for work on the sugar plantations. 2A ship engaged in this trade. OriginLate 19th century. From either blackbird or blackbird + -er. |
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