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
But if a man censures men's lives without reproving anyone at all by name, pray do you think this man a satirist, and not rather a teacher and admonisher?
From Erasmus and the Age of Reformation by Johan Huizinga
"Fact is, Mops," said her admonisher in chief, "as I've always said, you are only fit for a provincial pack."
From Mrs. Fitz by J. C. Snaith
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
The truth of this remark was quite manifest; and concluding that I was not exactly suited to the character of admonisher, I never renewed the attempt.
From A Grandmother's Recollections by Ella Rodman Church
