urger

[ur-jer]

noun

1. a person or thing that urges.

2. Australian Slang.

   1. a horse-racing tipster; tout.

   2. a person who takes advantage of others; confidence man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of urger¹

First recorded in 1565–75; urge + -er ¹

Example Sentences

As the other celebrity emcees have done, the former "Seinfeld" urger viewers to text the number 30330.

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But Business, not Astronomy, is the loudest and strongest change urger.

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When a violent urger of the ceremonies pretendeth religious respects for his proceedings, it may be well answered in Hillary's14 words.

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He is the urger of all the senses.

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There is a cruelty in persuasion, where the heart rejects the person proposed, whether the urger be parent or guardian.

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