Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who extols; a praiser or eulogizer.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who extols; one who praises.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who
extols .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who communicates high praise
Etymologies
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Examples
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The wild creator of the "_Robbers_," drunk with liberty, and audacious against all restraint, becomes the champion of "Holy Order," -- the denouncer of the French republic -- the extoller of an Ideal Life, which should entirely separate Genius the Restless from
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 Various
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Fragrances; an extoller of the banner of love and harmony; a promoter of the greatest peace among all nations and tribes; a kindler of the fire of the love of God in the hearts of the people; a runner to the place of martyrdom in the Cause of God; a yearner for every calamity in the love of
Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas 1844-1921 `Abdu'l-Bah�� 1882
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Partaker of influx and efflux I-- extoller of hate and
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Partaker of influx and efflux I, extoller of hate and conciliation,
Leaves of Grass Walt Whitman 1855
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We regret to find that Mr. Skinner, so well known to the sporting world as the able extoller and defender of the rights of our canine friends, should recommend the cropping of terriers.
The Dog William Youatt 1811
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Mr. Carter is not a defender of the medium he’s covered for so long; nor an extoller, like some, of its innumerable virtues.
The Boob Tube Respected��� Television Without the Villains 2006
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Mr. Carter is not a defender of the medium he’s covered for so long; nor an extoller, like some, of its innumerable virtues.
The Boob Tube Respected- Television Without the Villains 2006
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