nester

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who nests.
  2. One who forms a strong attachment to their home.
    — I suppose, even for a nester, which I most assuredly am, there comes a time for moving on, and the time has finally come for my sother and me to leave Boston's Back Bay for other, not necessarily greener pastures.
  3. A person who intends to settle in an area without permanent residents; a settler, as distinct from an explorer or pioneer. US,historical
    — As cow camps were succeeded by the nesters, and towns came to grow at their sites, the springs continued to serve mankind both in an industrial way and as a playground for the ever-increasing population.

词形变化

nesters plural

词汇关系

相关词
empty nester

词源

Etymology tree
English nest
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 nester
From nest + -er.
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