promise
noun
a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one.
promiser
-
a word derived from
promise.
Example Sentences
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The claw machine—that infamous promiser of childhood treasures, known for stealing your quarters and almost never yielding up its flimsy prizes—has gotten an upgrade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Jr.'s help, Jack Kennedy can hardly outdo Hubert Humphrey as a convincing promiser of New Deal benefits.
From Time Magazine Archive
The oratorical type Is the emotional type, expansive, a quick promiser who can diagnose evils and cannot prescribe for them, and of course rarely cures them.
From Time Magazine Archive
He seemed to be the great necromancer, the great promiser.
From Rose MacLeod by Alice Brown
The sincerity of the promiser may be expressed by laying the right hand gently on the breast.
From The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant by John Hamilton Moore
