网站首页  汉语  德语  英语

请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 coney-catcher
释义

Definition of coney-catcher in English:

coney-catcher

noun ˈkəʊnɪˌkatʃə
  • 1A swindler, a cheat, a trickster; a perpetrator of confidence tricks; a deceiver. Also figurative. Now archaic or historical.

  • 2A person (occasionally also a trap or a dog) that catches rabbits. Compare "rabbit catcher". Now regional or historical.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Robert Greene (bap. 1558, d. 1592), writer and playwright. From coney + catcher.

Definition of coney-catcher in US English:

coney-catcher

nounˈkəʊnɪˌkatʃə
  • 1A swindler, a cheat, a trickster; a perpetrator of confidence tricks; a deceiver. Also figurative. Now archaic or historical.

  • 2A person (occasionally also a trap or a dog) that catches rabbits. Compare "rabbit catcher". Now regional or historical.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Robert Greene (bap. 1558, d. 1592), writer and playwright. From coney + catcher.

随便看

 

雅致网英汉双解词典包含236457条英汉翻译词条,涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法,是英语学习的必备工具。

 

Copyright © 2002-2024 53pku.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/6/19 18:39:17