Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who abhors.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who abhors.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a signer of a 1679 address to Charles II in which those who petitioned for the reconvening of parliament were condemned and abhorred
Etymologies
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Examples
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I am a fellow abhorrer of Uncle Rupert, tried to get the channel to go 'good news' back in 1986 with Ian Rae, self-styled creator of Fox News. keep up the good work.
Hey Murdoch, Take a lesson from the Smut Kings - Jim Louderback - MediaBizBloggers 2009
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Whisky -- abhorrer of nature, the curse of the human species!
Fifteen Years in Hell Luther Benson
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Thus the abhorrer of traitors has now become their tool.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 Various
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Himself a staunch follower of Mr. Disraeli, and an abhorrer of Whiggery in all its forms, he yet found in America's struggle that which appealed both to his brain and his heart.
The Path of the King John Buchan 1907
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A little earlier than this date, President Lincoln invited him to take the supreme command of the Federal army in the war for the Union, and he declined the offer, attractive though it must have been to him, both as a soldier and an abhorrer of slavery, because he did not think that Italy could spare him.
The Liberation of Italy Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco 1891
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"Whig" was the name given to the extreme Covenanters of the west of Scotland, and in applying it to the members of the Country party the "abhorrer" meant to stigmatize them as rebels and fanatics.
History of the English People, Volume VI (of 8) Puritan England, 1642-1660; The Revolution, 1660-1683 John Richard Green 1860
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"That's true, Phil, there was a touch of sense there, if not sarcasm," said the widow heartily, for she was an abhorrer of strong drink!
Post Haste 1859
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A sincere lover of religion, he was an abhorrer of all that he esteemed priestcraft; of all profanation, he held it to be the worst.
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For besides petitioner and abhorrer, appellations which were soon forgotten, this year is remarkable for being the epoch of the well-known epithets of "whig" and "tory", by which, and sometimes without any material difference, this island has been so long divided.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II. David Hume 1743
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At last, the vigor and courage of one Stowel of Exeter, an abhorrer, put an end to the practice.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II. David Hume 1743
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