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词汇 wire-worker
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Definition of wire-worker in English:

wire-worker

noun ˈwʌɪəˌwəːkə
  • 1A person who works with wire (in any of various ways).

  • 2Chiefly US. A person who pulls the wires of a puppet show. Chiefly figurative: a person who or thing which manipulates or influences others, especially from behind the scenes; compare "wire-puller". Now historical and rare.

  • 3Wire-walker. Now rare.

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in untitled. From wire + worker. With sense 1 compare earlier wirework.

Definition of wire-worker in US English:

wire-worker

nounˈwʌɪəˌwəːkə
  • 1A person who works with wire (in any of various ways).

  • 2Chiefly US. A person who pulls the wires of a puppet show. Chiefly figurative: a person who or thing which manipulates or influences others, especially from behind the scenes; compare "wire-puller". Now historical and rare.

  • 3Wire-walker. Now rare.

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in untitled. From wire + worker. With sense 1 compare earlier wirework.

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