come-outer

American  

[kuhm-au-ter] / ˌkʌmˈaʊ tər /

noun

Informal.

1. an outspoken or very active supporter of a cause, especially a reformer or a social activist.

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Etymology

Origin of come-outer

1830–40, come out + -er ¹

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Example Sentences

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come-outer

And all the flowers cried out: "No, you are no flower at all; you are a come-outer."

From The Optimist's Good Morning by Florence Hobart Perin

The sturdy come-outer is a man near the soil.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers by Elbert Hubbard

He would have nothing of worldly advantage to gain and much to lose as a "come-outer" from the Establishment.

From The Development of Religious Liberty in Connecticut by Maria Louise Greene

As for me, I believe I am a born protestant, or "come-outer," as they used to call dissenters in the early days of New England.

From Penelope's Progress Being Such Extracts from the Commonplace Book of Penelope Hamilton As Relate to Her Experiences in Scotland by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

Do you know," he said, and a blush spread over his face, "I pretty near cried when that young come-outer was dyin', and said about himself, 'I was a giant.'

From The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains by Owen Wister

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