admonisher

Example Sentences

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Admiral Bluewater, my memory needed no admonisher to tell me that.

From The Two Admirals by Cooper, James Fenimore

I took an opportunity to give him a taste of the end of the main-clew-garnet, as an admonisher; and there the matter ended, so long as I remained in the ship.

From Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast by Cooper, James Fenimore

The Roman mint was attached to the temple of Juno Moneta, i.e., the admonisher, from monēre, and this name was transferred to the building.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest

"Answer this reverend and spiritual admonisher, to the true purport and bearing of his question," said Sir Roger, with a mighty affectation of sagacity.

From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by Roby, John

Horace was a mild admonisher, a court satirist, fit for the gentle times of Augustus, and more fit for the reasons which I have already given.

From Discourses on Satire and on Epic Poetry by Dryden, John