“grasser”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

grasser

释义

▪ I. grasser¹ U.S.|ˈgrɑːsə(r), -æ-|
[f. grass n.¹ + -er¹.]
A calf brought up on grass as distinguished from one fed on prepared food.
1881Chicago Times 1 June, Several droves of Texas ‘grassers’ were among the fresh arrivals.
▪ II. grasser²|ˈgrɑːsə(r), -æ-|
[f. grass v. 8 + -er¹.]
= grass n.¹ 12.
1950P. Tempest Lag's Lexicon 97 Grasser. One who gives information. A ‘squealer’ or ‘squeaker’. The origin derives from rhyming slang: grasshopper—copper; a ‘grass’ or ‘grasser’ tells the ‘copper’ or policeman.1966‘L. Lane’ ABZ of Scouse 46 Grasser, a police informant; a stool-pigeon.1968‘P. Alding’ Circle of Danger vii. 57 Five minutes alone with you and he'll be babbling like a grasser.1968R. Jeffries Traitor's Crime iii. 31 ‘How reliable was the original information?’ ‘As reliable as any information is from a grasser.’

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