admonisher
Example Sentences
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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 Huizinga, Johan
The novelist found his admonisher in a low state of spirits, and he exerted himself to rouse him from his despondency.
From Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I by Downey, Edmund
"Do you think he—will let me?" she asked of her admonisher.
From The Road to Providence by Daviess, Maria Thompson
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 Corvus, M.
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 Church, Ella Rodman
