proclaimer en · NOUN
Etymology
From proclaim + -er.
Meanings
-
One who proclaims.
Though a herald and proclaimer of peace, he could fight stubbornly and passionately on the side of justice.
1910, Helen Keller, The Song of the Stone Wall:You have in the merchant the shrewd calculator of probable contingencies; we shall see that we have in the prophet the absolute proclaimer of necessary and inevitable facts.
1858, John Cumming, Thy Word is Truth: an apology for Christianity, page 112:
- A public avowal of independent opinion.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| proclaimers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |