despiser
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In Los Angeles, Hans Spangenberg, lover of labials, despiser of sibilants, asked court permission to change his name to Valcour Berne de Belair.
From Time Magazine Archive
To judge from his conduct in the matter of Otto Cantone's estate, Fazio seems to have been as great a despiser of wealth as his son proved to be afterwards.
From Jerome Cardan A Biographical Study by Waters, W. G. (William George)
Such a nature matures rapidly, and a century might have marked the evolution from a despiser of kings to a hater of all forms of restrictive government.
From Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques by Huneker, James
An ardent despiser of the French spirit, imparted by the fatal principles of 1789, he was equally opposed to the Rationalism of Germany.
From History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology by Hurst, J. F. (John Fletcher)
Valentine Kalondai was no despiser of wine and music.
From Pretty Michal by Jókai, Mór
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