BUM-BAILIFF

Meaning of BUM-BAILIFF in English

■ noun historical, derogatory a bailiff who collected debts or arrested debtors.

Origin

C17: from bum 1 , so named from the idea of an approach from behind.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

BUM BAILIFF — A sheriff's officer, who arrests debtors; so called perhaps from following his prey, and being at their bums, or, as …
Slang English vocab
BUM-BAILIFF — сущ. судебный пристав n судебный пристав bum-bailiff судебный пристав
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUM-BAILIFF — _n. судебный пристав
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BUM-BAILIFF — судебный пристав
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BUM-BAILIFF — сущ. судебный пристав
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BUM-BAILIFF — сущ. судебный пристав
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BUM-BAILIFF — _n. судебный пристав
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BUM-BAILIFF — n. судебный пристав
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BUM-BAILIFF — судебный пристав
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
BUM-BAILIFF — _n. судебный пристав
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
BUM-BAILIFF — сущ. судебный пристав n судебный пристав bum-bailiff судебный пристав
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BAILIFF — economo, intendante; sheriff
English interlingue dictionary
BAILIFF — noun see: bail Date: 14th century 1. an official employed by a British sheriff to serve writs and make arrests …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BAILIFF — Officer of some U.S. courts whose duties include keeping order in the courtroom and guarding prisoners or jurors in deliberation. …
Английский словарь Британика
BUM — I. ˈbəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bom chiefly Britain : buttocks — often considered vulgar II. ˈbəm, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BAILIFF — ˈbālə̇f noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bailif, bailiff, bailie, from Old French baillif, bailliu, baillu, from bail jurisdiction …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BAILIFF — (n.) An overseer or under steward of an estate, who directs husbandry operations, collects rents, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
BAILIFF — (n.) A sheriff's deputy, appointed to make arrests, collect fines, summon juries, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
BAILIFF — (n.) Originally, a person put in charge of something especially, a chief officer, magistrate, or keeper, as of a county, …
Английский словарь Webster
BAILIFF — ( n. ) Originally, a person put in charge of something especially, a chief officer, magistrate, or keeper, as of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BAILIFF — ( n. ) An overseer or under steward of an estate, who directs husbandry operations, collects rents, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BAILIFF — ( n. ) A sheriff's deputy, appointed to make arrests, collect fines, summon juries, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUM — bum 1 /bum/ , n. , v. , bummed, bumming , adj., bummer, bummest . n. 1. a person who …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BAILIFF — — bailiffship , n. /bay"lif/ , n. 1. an officer, similar to a sheriff or a sheriff's deputy, employed to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BAILIFF — n. law-enforcement clerk; officer who ranks below sheriff
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BUM — I. ˈbəm noun Etymology: Middle English bom Date: 14th century : buttocks II. adjective Etymology: perhaps from bum (IV) Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BAILIFF — noun Etymology: Middle English baillif, bailie, from Anglo-French baillif, from bail power, authority, office, from baillier to govern, administer, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BAILIFF — noun a sheriff's deputy, appointed to make arrests, collect fines, summon juries, ·etc. 2. bailiff ·noun an overseer or under …
Webster English vocab
BAILIFF — [ 'beɪlɪf ] ■ noun 1》 a sheriff's officer who executes writs and processes and carries out distraints and arrests. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BUM — [bum] n [ME bom] (14c) chiefly Brit: buttocks--sometimes considered vulgar [2]bum adj [perh. fr. [4]bum] (1859) 1 a: of poor …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BAILIFF — [bai.liff] n [ME baillif, bailie, fr. OF baillif, fr. bail custody, jurisdiction--more at bail] (14c) 1 a: an official employed …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BAILIFF — a minor court official with police authority to protect the court while in session and with power to serve and …
Britannica English vocabulary
BAILIFF — bailiff BrE AmE ˈbeɪl ɪf § \ -əf ▷ bailiff|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BUM — / bʌm; NAmE / noun , verb , adjective ■ noun ( informal ) 1. ( BrE ) the part …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAILIFF — / ˈbeɪlɪf; NAmE / noun 1. ( BrE ) a law officer whose job is to take the possessions and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUM — I. bum 1 /bʌm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] informal [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Probably from bummer 'bum' (19-20 centuries) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BAILIFF — bai ‧ liff /ˈbeɪlɪf/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: baillif , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BUM — n., v., & adj. US sl. --n. a habitual loafer or tramp; a lazy dissolute person. --v. (bummed, bumming) 1 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BUM — n. Brit. sl. the buttocks. øbum-bailiff hist. a bailiff empowered to collect debts or arrest debtors for non-payment. bum-boat any …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BAILIFF — n. 1 a sheriff's officer who executes writs and processes and carries out distraints and arrests. 2 Brit. the agent …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BUM — n., v., & adj. US sl. n. a habitual loafer or tramp; a lazy dissolute person. v. (bummed, bumming) 1 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BUM — n. Brit. sl. the buttocks. bum-bailiff hist. a bailiff empowered to collect debts or arrest debtors for non-payment. bum-boat any …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BAILIFF — n. 1 a sheriff's officer who executes writs and processes and carries out distraints and arrests. 2 Brit. the agent …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BUM — 1. n. Brit. sl. the buttocks. Phrases and idioms: bum-bailiff hist. a bailiff empowered to collect debts or arrest debtors …
Oxford English vocab
BUM — ( bums, bumming, bummed) 1. Someone’s bum is the part of their body which they sit on. ( BRIT INFORMAL …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAILIFF — ( bailiffs) 1. A bailiff is a law officer who makes sure that the decisions of a court are obeyed. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bum bag bums on seats British English informal (= used for saying that something …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BAILIFF — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Even more telling is the example of Ralph Snaith, the bailiff of Pontefract. ▪ For …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BAILIFF — n. Officer of some U.S. courts whose duties include keeping order in the courtroom and guarding prisoners or jurors in …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BUM
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BAILIFF — Synonyms and related words : G-man, MC, MP, attorney, beadle, beagle, bound bailiff, butler, captain, catchpole, chief of police, commissioner, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BUM
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BUM — I. noun ( informal ) 1 ( BrE ) person's bottom ADJECTIVE ▪ big ▪ bare VERB + BUM ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BAILIFF — noun 1 ( BrE ) law officer who serves writs, seizes property, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ court ▪ private VERB + …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BUM
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BUM — 1. vt. To make highly efficient, either in time or space, often at the expense of clarity. "I managed to …
Jargon File English vocabulary
BUM
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BAILIFF — сущ. 1) бейлиф, судебный пристав, помощник шерифа 2) управляющий (имением) (юридическое) бейлиф, судебный пристав; заместитель шерифа; судебный исполнитель (юридическое) (американизм) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUM
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BAILIFF — bailiff.ogg ʹbeılıf n 1. юр. 1> бейлиф, судебный пристав; заместитель шерифа 2> судебный исполнитель 3> амер. заместитель или помощник шерифа …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BUM
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BUM
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BUM
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