admonish
verb (used with object)
to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
admonisher
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a word derived from
admonish.
Example Sentences
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Horace was a mild admonisher, a court satirist, fit for the gentle times of Augustus, and more fit for the reasons which I have already given.
From Discourses on Satire and on Epic Poetry by John Dryden
"Do you think he—will let me?" she asked of her admonisher.
From The Road to Providence by Maria Thompson Daviess
"Hurt him not," said his Highness to this effectual admonisher unto secrecy.
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 by John Roby
Admiral Bluewater, my memory needed no admonisher to tell me that.
From The Two Admirals by James Fenimore Cooper
"Answer this reverend and spiritual admonisher, to the true purport and bearing of his question," said Sir Roger, with a mighty affectation of sagacity.
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by John Roby
