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单词 strandloper
释义

strandloper

See also: Strandloper

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans strandloper, from Dutch strandloper.

Noun

strandloper (plural strandlopers)

  1. (South Africa) beachcomber

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • strandlooper (obsolete)

Etymology

Compound of strand + loper.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstrɑntˌloː.pər/
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  • Hyphenation: strand‧lo‧per

Noun

strandloper m (plural strandlopers, diminutive strandlopertje n)

  1. A sandpiper, used of certain waders of the family Scolopacidae, especially of the genus Calidris. [from 18th c.]
  2. (dated) A beachcomber.
    Synonyms: jutter, strandjutter
  3. (dated, rare) A beach walker, someone who walks on the beach.
    • 1949, F. Schmidt-Degener, Het blijvend beeld der Hollandse kunst, J. M. Meulenhoff (publ.), page 88.
      Hij schilderde kluchtige kinders en onder zijn schare verschijnt zowel de brutale strandloper als het patriciërswicht gekoesterd door de glundere min; []
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Derived terms

  • bonte strandloper
  • paarse strandloper

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: strandloper
    • English: strandloper
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