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Grammar : Noun
Spell : dih-nouns
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈnaʊns



Définition of denouncer

Origin :
  • early 14c., "announce," from Old French denoncier (12c., Modern French dénoncer), from Latin denuntiare "to announce, proclaim; denounce, menace; command, order," from de- "down" + nuntiare "proclaim, announce," from nuntius "messenger" (see nuncio). Negative sense in English via meaning "to declare or proclaim" something as cursed, excommunicated, forgiven, removed from office. Related: Denounced; denouncing.
  • noun accuser
Example sentences :
  • Her last words were drowned by a fresh burst of fury from her denouncer.
  • Extract from : « Lucretia, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • A moralist, a denouncer of the fair sex, a satirist, would have his fling at this.
  • Extract from : « English Costume » by Dion Clayton Calthrop
  • Hal straightened, and lifted his head to an eye-level with his denouncer.
  • Extract from : « The Clarion » by Samuel Hopkins Adams
  • His calumnious discourse concerning Carranza was no doubt the reason why he was thought to be his denouncer.
  • Extract from : « The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. » by Juan Antonio Llorente
  • All shrank back aghast, and left the denouncer of woe standing alone in the centre of the hall.
  • Extract from : « Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada » by Washington Irving
  • In the House of Commons he soon made his mark as a radical, and as a denouncer of naval abuses.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 » by Various
  • Thou art no other than a preacher; verily we have sent thee with truth, a bearer of good tidings, and a denouncer of threats.
  • Extract from : « Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol. 2 » by Charles Dudley Warner
  • I am only a denouncer of threats unto the unbelievers, and an announcer of good tidings unto the people who believe.
  • Extract from : « Selections From The Kur-an » by Edward William Lane
  • Thus the denouncer of Copperheads has now sunk into dependence on their support.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 » by Various
  • “The wretched woman has already admitted a part of the truth;” and, with a sign to the denouncer, he bade him proceed.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348 » by Various

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