admonitor
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- admonitorial adjective
Etymology
Origin of admonitor
Example Sentences
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She secured the hat now, and ran unceremoniously away from her admonitor, to join Alix, Peter, and Martin for the daily ceremony of walking into the village for the mail.
From Sisters by Norris, Kathleen Thompson
When his admonitor said "Go," Wodehouse made a step towards the door, and for an instant felt the exhilaration of enfranchisement.
From The Perpetual Curate by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)
Father Provincial removed me from my office, and I became his secretary and admonitor.
From Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries by Stone, J. M. (Jean Mary)
Conscience is at most times a very faithful and prudent admonitor.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
It is the oldest preacher and admonitor in this churchyard.
From Tales of the Chesapeake by Townsend, George Alfred
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