admonisher
Example Sentences
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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
Blessed Heaven! deny not to my prayers, my friend, my admonisher, my adviser, at a time so critical to myself.
From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 8 by Samuel Richardson
Carmen shook her head, and with that peculiar mixture of pride and child-like humility which marked her character, she bowed herself submissively before her faithful admonisher.
From Sister Carmen by M. Corvus
P: Remind them, for thou art but an admonisher, S: Therefore do remind, for you are only a reminder.
From Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side by Abdullah Yusuf Ali
With which exclamations, followed by idle threats against his admonisher, this condign victim to justice hobbled away, as disdaining to hold further argument with such a rabble.
From The Confidence-Man by Herman Melville
