tub-thumper

[ tuhb-thuhm-per ]

noun

1. a vociferous supporter or promoter, as of a cause.

tub-thumper

noun

1. a noisy, violent, or ranting public speaker

Other Words From

• tub-thumping noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tub-thumper¹

First recorded in 1655–65

Example Sentences

“Always a-preaching, the old tub-thumper,” I heard William say to himself; but he made no further reference to the subject.

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Cushion-smiter, polite rendering of tub-thumper, a clergyman, a preacher.

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You talk like a Radical tub-thumper, said Canon Spratte, with disdain.

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You ought to have been a preacher—a good, out-and-out, whole-souled tub-thumper.

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Well, you tub-thumper, you see that the gentlemen of England are more than a match for pestilent pennyweight rebels.

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