admonisher
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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 James Fenimore Cooper
"Hurt him not," said his Highness to this effectual admonisher unto secrecy.
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 by John Roby
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 Ernest Weekley
Be a treasure to the poor, an admonisher to the rich, an answerer to the cry of the needy, a preserver of the sanctity of thy pledge.
From Epistle to the Son of the Wolf by Bahá'u'lláh
Be a treasure to the poor, an admonisher to the rich, an answerer of the cry of the needy, a preserver of the sanctity of thy pledge.
From Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh by Bahá'u'lláh
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