Bible-thumper
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- Bible-thumping adjective
Etymology
Origin of Bible-thumper
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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Cumming plays the top-hatted mayor, Chenowith is a sour Bible-thumper, Trevit is a rapscallion carnival worker and Martin Short has a cameo as a leprechaun.
From Seattle Times
McCoy’s stage persona is less a backwoods Bible-thumper than boardroom guru, with some showman’s flair.
From Washington Post
He was no Bible-thumper and no pompous proselytizer.
From Washington Post
Jones explains how he bushwhacked Moore, a randy Bible-thumper endorsed by President Trump, with a combination of high-tech and grass-roots tactics that Democrats could deploy again in other sleepy red states in 2020.
From New York Times
Even when best known for playing spiritually tortured polygamist Bill Henrickson in HBO's groundbreaking and award-winning "Big Love" or the increasingly crazed Bible-thumper Randolph McCoy in "Hatfields & McCoys," Paxton often heard his famous line thrown back at him when he walked down the street.
From Los Angeles Times
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