noun
Meaning 1
One who rants; a noisy, boisterous speaker or declaimer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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ranter
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rhymes with -æntə(ɹ)
noun
Meaning 2
A jovial fellow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 3
A member of an alleged sect in the time of the English Commonwealth (1649–1660) who were regarded as heretical by the established church.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: lifestyle, religion
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noun
Meaning 4
One of the Primitive Methodists, who seceded from the Wesleyan Methodists on the ground of their deficiency in fervour and zeal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, historical
Topics: lifestyle, religion
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noun
Meaning 5
someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: raver
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: speaker, talker, utterer, verbalizer, verbaliser
History
Etymology
From rant + -er.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Ancient Greek: στόμφαξ (stómphax) — one who rants