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All at once I came upon a merry party of some half-dozen ladies and gentlemen, just going in at a large house, when one of the gentlemen stopped and gave me quite a cheerer.

From Christmas Penny Readings Original Sketches for the Season by Fenn, George Manville

Would I might have cheered thee, whenas thou foundest never a cheerer!'

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 05 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Not he more bless'd by Cynthia's light allur'd, Onward his course with happier thoughts doth steer, Than I, O Hope! blest cheerer of the soul!

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 490, May 21, 1831 by Various

Hafiz can never be the guide, though he may be the cheerer of mortals, adding more to the gayety than to the wisdom of life.

From The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 2 by Ross, James

Gerald, who was not in the least indisposed in body, found plenty to do in his r�le of general cheerer and comforter.

From A Life For a Love A Novel by Meade, L. T.