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单词 gigster
释义

gigster

English

Etymology

From gig + -ster.

Noun

gigster (plural gigsters)

  1. (dated) A horse that pulls a gig (a two-wheeled carriage).
  2. (informal) A musician who plays gigs (shows).
    • 2002, James J. Nott, Music for the People: Popular Music and Dance in Interwar Britain, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 132–3:
      Of additional interest to dance band musicians was the opening that month [November 1935] of an extension to Manchester’s largest musical instrument store, Mameloks on Oxford Road. The store had a ballroom, café, lounge, and teaching rooms. The Dance Band and Variety booking agencies on its premises made it a center for ‘gigsters’.
    • 2002, Max Wooldridge, Rock 'n' Roll London, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 85:
      Regular gigsters say it's a good venue to play and the promoters have worked hard, even if they have to stuff three bands on a night to make ends meet.

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