Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who reconciles; especially, one who brings parties at variance into renewed friendship.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who reconciles.
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- noun One who
reconciles .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who tries to bring peace
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Examples
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"reconciler" drowning in a sea of adverse facts, can explain the catching at such a poor straw as the reckless guess that the swineherds of the "country of the Gadarenes" were erring Jews, doing a little clandestine business on their own account.
Collected Essays, Volume V Science and Christian Tradition: Essays Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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Yesterday's great reconciler would have become today's great compromiser -- if there had been anyone to compromise with.
Adam Neiman: The Blame Game Adam Neiman 2010
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He was a reconciler, someone who had, in his own person, reconciled so much in the world that seemed diametrically opposed.
Adam Neiman: The Blame Game Adam Neiman 2010
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During yesterday's love fest, the President was, of course, a bridgemaker, a reconciler, and group hug organizer — unless, that is, you don't happen to support, celebrate, and otherwise bow before the Shrine of LGBT Pride.
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During yesterday's love fest, the President was, of course, a bridgemaker, a reconciler, and group hug organizer — unless, that is, you don't happen to support, celebrate, and otherwise bow before the Shrine of LGBT Pride.
A couple of thoughts about Obama's "Hey, You're Gay, Hurray!" Day 2009
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What we need now is a reconciler, a uniter ... one who can reach across party lines and collaborate.
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If Faisal Abdul Rauf is really interested in being a reconciler, perhaps he could start small by offering to mediate this dispute.
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With the climate bill in limbo, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson is playing enforcer and reconciler at the same time.
Frank Sesno: Lisa Jackson and the "Headline People Don't Want to Discuss" 2010
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The misery in the so called Holy Land is also ideologically supported by legions of misinformed, uninformed apathetic American Christians who have neglected to honor what Jesus said was non-negotiable-that is if you really love him - you must and will forgive, pray for, do good towards your enemies and try to be a peacemaker [reconciler] for they are the daughters and sons of the Lord.
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Ferraro does not buy the notion of Obama as the great reconciler.
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