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tub-thumper

American

[tuhb-thuhm-per] / ˈtʌbˌθʌm pər /

noun

a vociferous supporter or promoter, as of a cause.

tub-thumper British

noun

a noisy, violent, or ranting public speaker

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Other Word Forms

tub-thumping noun

Etymology

Origin of tub-thumper

First recorded in 1655–65

Example Sentences

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Waters even reports nattering with the late alt-right tub-thumper Andrew Breitbart.

From The Guardian • Nov. 8, 2018

Are you a patriot, and do you see Brave as a patriotic Scottish movie? The title recalls Braveheart, but it doesn't feel like an obvious tub-thumper, does it?

From The Guardian • Aug. 2, 2012

But the caricature of Warnock is a hothead and tub-thumper who lives by the feud.

From The Guardian • Jan. 8, 2011

Alastair Campbell : former No 10 press fixer, Labour tub-thumper.

From The Guardian • May 4, 2010

There was something of the tub-thumper about every one of them.

From Nobody's Man by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

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