sloper

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something which angles or slopes, as distinguished from one that is vertical or horizontal. informal
    — If one saw only the Rheims benches, one would scarcely prefer the slopers to horizontal retorts with good stoking machinery ; as for instance the Ross stoker at the Cincinnati gas works.
  2. A climbing hold that has a smooth surface and sloping shape, making it difficult to hold.
  3. A custom-fitted basic pattern from which patterns for many different styles can be created.
  4. An assistant or apprentice cutter. obsolete
    — The wages of slopers, so far as they have been found designated as such on the pay rolls, are given in Table 63.
  5. A member of the peerage who has fallen from wealth but maintains social contacts. obsolete
    — In this work he displayed an energy and courage that not only disgusted the slopers, but likewise astonished the police authorities.

词形变化

slopers plural

词源

Etymology tree
English slope
English -er
English sloper
From slope + -er.
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