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wasp
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
WASP
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
or Wasp
plural WASPs or Wasps also WASPS
or Wasp
plural WASPs or Wasps also WASPS
Learner's definition of WASP
[count] US, often disapproving
: an American whose family originally came from northern Europe and especially Britain and who is considered to be part of the most powerful group in society白种盎格鲁—撒克逊裔新教徒（祖先来自北欧尤其是英国、属于上层社会的美国人）
- Most of the members of the club are wealthy WASPs.俱乐部的大多数成员都是富有的白人。
- The college had been known as a bastion of WASP privilege.这个学院一直以上层白人特权的堡垒而著称。
◊ WASP is an abbreviation of “White Anglo-Saxon Protestant.”*WASP是White Anglo-Saxon Protestant的缩略词。
See also: WASP
See also: wasp
1
: any of numerous social or solitary winged hymenopterous insects (especially families Sphecidae and Vespidae) that usually have a slender smooth body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk, well-developed wings, biting mouthparts, and in the females and workers an often formidable sting, and that are largely carnivorous and often provision their nests with insects or spiders killed or paralyzed by stinging for their larvae to feed on compare bee
2
: any of various hymenopterous insects (such as a chalcid or ichneumon wasp) other than wasps with larvae that are parasitic on other arthropods
variants or Wasp
often attributive
sometimes disparaging
: an American of Northern European and especially British ancestry and of Protestant background
especially : a member of the dominant and the most privileged class of people in the U.S.
Example Sentences
Noun (2) Most of the members of the club are wealthy WASPs. The college had been known as a bastion of WASP privilege.
Recent Examples on the Web
Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 7 Sep. 2022 Jen Cross, a nature photographer, posted an image of a female American pelecinid wasp's behind to Twitter. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2022 This wasp gets its common name from hunting cicadas to supply its young with a food source. Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022 For Mandi, the decision to be armed in the classroom seemed like a better solution than wasp spray or a tube sock. New York Times, 31 July 2022 Those are the cocoons of the wasp larvae that have fed on the caterpillar. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2022 The sporty splice collection releases on June 7 and includes a $3,980 wasp-waist jacket and $1,250 platform sandals—items that aren’t quite Soulcycle ready. Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 27 May 2022 Each parasitoid wasp species tends to prefer one or a few hosts. New York Times, 17 Feb. 2022 Some studies suggest that urbanization and development are harming wasp populations, Brock said. Jen Rose Smith, CNN, 7 May 2021 See More
Noun
Each species of wasp can only pollinate its corresponding species of fig. Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 7 Sep. 2022 Jen Cross, a nature photographer, posted an image of a female American pelecinid wasp's behind to Twitter. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2022 This wasp gets its common name from hunting cicadas to supply its young with a food source. Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022 For Mandi, the decision to be armed in the classroom seemed like a better solution than wasp spray or a tube sock. New York Times, 31 July 2022 Those are the cocoons of the wasp larvae that have fed on the caterpillar. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2022 The sporty splice collection releases on June 7 and includes a $3,980 wasp-waist jacket and $1,250 platform sandals—items that aren’t quite Soulcycle ready. Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 27 May 2022 Each parasitoid wasp species tends to prefer one or a few hosts. New York Times, 17 Feb. 2022 Some studies suggest that urbanization and development are harming wasp populations, Brock said. Jen Rose Smith, CNN, 7 May 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English waspe, from Old English wæps, wæsp; akin to Old High German wafsa wasp, Latin vespa wasp
Noun (2)
white Anglo-Saxon Protestant
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1948, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of wasp was before the 12th century Phrases Containing wasp
noun
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