come-outer
[ kuhm-ou-ter ]
nounInformal.
an outspoken or very active supporter of a cause, especially a reformer or a social activist.
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How to use come-outer in a sentence
There were nine chances out of ten that whoever found it would recognize it as belonging to the old "come-outer."
Cap'n Eri | Joseph Crosby LincolnAnd—as you might expect from that kind of a man—he was more down on tobacco than the come-outer parson himself.
Thankful's Inheritance | Joseph C. LincolnThe old "come-outer" lay in the path with his arms outstretched, as if he had fallen while running.
Cap'n Eri | Joseph Crosby LincolnEllery realized that here was another sort of come-outer, one of the Hammond type.
Keziah Coffin | Joseph C. LincolnThe lichened eaves of the little "come-outer" chapel dripped at sedate intervals.
Keziah Coffin | Joseph C. Lincoln
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