Definition of crown-eater in English:

crown-eater

noun

historical

(A nickname for) a Swiss in the pay of the French during the Reformation period of the early 16th cent.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Sarah Austin (1793–1867), translator and writer. After German Kronenfresser, so called on account of their being paid in French crowns.

Definition of crown-eater in US English:

crown-eater

noun

historical

(A nickname for) a Swiss in the pay of the French during the Reformation period of the early 16th cent.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Sarah Austin (1793–1867), translator and writer. After German Kronenfresser, so called on account of their being paid in French crowns.

词汇	crown-eater
释义	Definition of crown-eater in English: crown-eater noun historical (A nickname for) a Swiss in the pay of the French during the Reformation period of the early 16th cent. Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Sarah Austin (1793–1867), translator and writer. After German Kronenfresser, so called on account of their being paid in French crowns. Definition of crown-eater in US English: crown-eater noun historical (A nickname for) a Swiss in the pay of the French during the Reformation period of the early 16th cent. Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Sarah Austin (1793–1867), translator and writer. After German Kronenfresser, so called on account of their being paid in French crowns.
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