Synonyms for admonisher

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ad-mon-ish

Phonetic Transcription : ædˈmɒn ɪʃ

Définition of admonisher

Origin : mid-14c., amonesten "remind, urge, exhort, warn, give warning," from Old French amonester (12c.) "urge, encourage, warn," from Vulgar Latin *admonestare, from Latin admonere "bring to mind, remind, suggest;" also "warn, advise, urge," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + monere "advise, warn" (see monitor (n.)).
The -d- was restored on Latin model. The ending was influenced by words in -ish (e.g. astonish, abolish). Related: Admonished; admonishing.

As in Dutch uncle : noun honest critic or adviser

Example sentences :

Admiral Bluewater, my memory needed no admonisher to tell me that.
Extract from : « The Two Admirals » by J. Fenimore Cooper

"It is not I who say so, but your father who sent me," explained the admonisher from above.
Extract from : « The Last Hope » by Henry Seton Merriman

The novelist found his admonisher in a low state of spirits, and he exerted himself to rouse him from his despondency.
Extract from : « Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I (of II) » by Edmund Downey

And I am not a guardian over you, to recompense you for your actions: I have only been sent as an admonisher.
Extract from : « Selections From The Kur-an » by Edward William Lane

Jeanne listened dutifully to a long preamble by Maître Chatillon, and finally bade her admonisher to come to the point.
Extract from : « Joan of Arc » by Lucy Foster Madison

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