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词汇 spad
释义

spad1

noun spad
British informal
  • A person whose job is to give political advice to government ministers.

    she went to work as a spad for the shadow security minister

Origin

Early 21st century: short for special adviser.

Spad2

noun spad
  • The name of a number of French fighter aircraft used in the First World War.

Origin

Early 20th century: acronym from Société pour Aviation et ses dérivés, the company who designed the aircraft.

SPAD3

abbreviationspad
British
  • (on a railway) signal passed at danger.

Definition of spad in US English:

spad

nounspædspad
British informal
  • A person whose job is to give political advice to government ministers.

    she read the texts and emails routed via her spad

Origin

Early 21st century: short for special adviser.

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