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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.

Origin

Late 19th century. From either blackbird or blackbird + -er.

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