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stonecatcher
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stone + catcher. The metaphoric meaning refers to the biblical verse (John 8:7) "let he who is without sin cast the first stone", and was popularized by Bryan Stevenson, who heard the term used by a woman in a Louisiana courtroom.
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stonecatcher (複数形 stonecatchers)
- Something that catches or traps stones.
- 1889, Reports from the Consuls of the United States, page 114:
- The dirt and stones detached from the beets are deposited on the floor of the stonecatcher, or receiver, fixed to the back part of this machine, from which they are from time to time emptied out from below;
- 1901, Fire and Water - Volumes 29-30, page 234:
- According to the Scientific American (through whose courtesy the accompanying cuts are reproduced), the water flows through a six-inch steel casing into a “stonecatcher" (illustrated herewith), which arrests pebbles (some weighing twenty-two かつ one-half pounds), small boulders, and stones, which are shot out with force enough to damage the casing and machinery.
- (metaphoric) A person who shows mercy by intervening when someone is treated with overly harsh or cruel punishments.
- 2018, Billy T. Ogletree, Mean Christianity: Finding Our Way Back to Christ's Likeness, page 108:
- In contrast, a preemptive inclination to offer mercy (to be a stonecatcher) puts us actively intervening in condemnation around us— averting flashpoints before they start or, in the midst of judgment, encouraging others to consider alternatives to what they perceive as "deserved" outcomes.
- 2019, Annetta Gibson, Daniel Augsburger, Honorable in Business:
- At times Christians in business will be stone catchers—acting with justice and mercy in a world where often the results of business activities are like stones being thrown at supervisors, colleagues, employees, customers, vendors, stockholders, the public, anyone in general, with or without naming specific individuals.
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