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

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 Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith

Saturday I took tea with Mrs. Haslam, a bright, lovely "come-outer" from the Friends.

From The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Harper, Ida Husted

He was a come-outer from the Hebrew church.

From Two Christmas Celebrations by Parker, Theodore

She was a come-outer before her son was, and ever appealed in spirit to the God of Battles for peace.

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

"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 Wister, Owen