come-outer

American  

[kuhm-ou-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

Example Sentences

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come-outer

It enacted that henceforth certificates should be lodged with the town clerk, and permitted a come-outer to return to the society from which he had separated.

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

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

"That young come-outer, and his fam'ly that can't understand him—for he is broad gauge, yu' see, and they are narro' gauge."

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

He was a come-outer from the Hebrew church.

From Two Christmas Celebrations by Theodore Parker

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