Pinkertonとは 意味・読み方・使い方

固有名詞

Pinkerton (複数形 Pinkertons)

1. A habitational surname, from Old English​.

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pinkerton is the 4193^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8446 individuals. Pinkerton is most common among White (90.99%) individuals.

名詞

Pinkerton (複数形 Pinkertons)

1. (dated, countable) An operative employed by the Pinkerton National Detective Agency founded by Allan Pinkerton (1819–1884).
   • 1912, Alexander Berkman, chapter 6, in Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist:

     My heart wells up in admiration of the man, as I think of his participation in the memorable struggle of Homestead. He fought the Pinkertons, the myrmidons of Capital.

   • 1950, "Kiss the Donkey," Time, 4 Sep.,

     He joined the pickets in the bloody Homestead steel strike of 1892, and actually went so far as to jostle a Pinkerton.

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