Definition of Greeners

1. greener [n] - See also: greener

Lexicographical Neighbors of Greeners

greenbodies
greenbody
greenbone
greenbones
greenbottle
greenbottle fly
greenbottles
greenbrier
greenbriers
greenbug
greenbugs
greened
greener
greener pastures
greeneries
greeners (current term)
greenery
greenest
greeneye
greenfeed
greenfeeds
greenfields
greenfinch
greenfinches
greenfish
greenfishes
greenflies
greenfly
greengage
greengage plum

Literary usage of Greeners

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1896)
"He and I were born in Spital- fields; he was n't one of your greeners; ... Even the wildest and most wolfish of the greeners were staring silently, ..."

2. Life and Labour of the People in London by Charles Booth (1893)
"... for inferior " sew- rounds," 119 ; of greeners, 121 ; of slipper makers, 124 ; " statement " wages in boot trade,126 ; of French polishers, ..."

3. The Alien Invasion by William Henry Wilkins (1892)
"The "greener" will generally lodge at the house of the " slosher " who employs him; and as many as sixteen or seventeen of these " greeners " have been ..."

4. A Queenslander's Travel-notes by Alfred George Stephens (1894)
""And what are sage- greeners?" "Oh, folk from the. country who never saw no shoes shined, and don't know no letter than to stare at a pusson. ..."

5. (Alien Immigration): Reports on the Volume and Effects of Recent Immigration by Great Britain Board of Trade (1894)
"The newly arrived " greeners " will work cheerfully for the first few months for the barest subsistence ; in some cases close observers are of opinion that ..."

6. Hansard's Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain Parliament, Thomas Curson Hansard (1890)
"It is true that the Report says she testified that the greeners in the tailoring trade soon learn better, and in a few months can earn as much as anyone. ..."

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