flopper

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who flops.
  2. The knocking down of all nine pins in one go.
  3. A person who deliberately falls down on a slippery floor or in front of an automobile etc. so as to claim compensation. US,slang
    — According to the New York correspondent of the "Daily Mail," professional "floppers" are making good livings out of American insurance companies.

词形变化

floppers plural

词汇关系

相关词
belly flopper flip-flopper

词源

Etymology tree
English flop
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English flopper
From flop + -er.
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