cheer
noun
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc..
cheerer
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a word derived from
cheer.
Example Sentences
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This, and some other desultory conversation, served as a "I shoeing-horn" to draw on another cup of ale and another cheerer, as Dinmont termed it in his country phrase, of brandy-and-water.
From Guy Mannering by Sir Walter Scott
So intent was he on the contents of his book that he did not notice the approach of the cheerer of his solitude.
From Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems by Effie Afton
She was not only, as a devoted wife, a cheerer of his heart, but, as a woman of accomplishment and ability, she was a companion for his mind.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 37, November, 1860 by Various
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 George Manville Fenn
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
