单词 | promiser |
释义 | promisern. A person who or thing which promises; the maker or giver of a promise. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > one who promises or vows swearerc1380 beheterc1384 behighterc1475 promiserc1475 vower1546 votary1548 avower?1555 bearer1579 obligee1590 jurora1593 vow-fellow1598 vow-maker1598 stipulator1611 votist1613 plightera1616 voter1621 obligatora1625 obliger1633 promissor1644 promisor1665 sponsor1677 pledger1768 sanctioner1846 pledgee1924 oath-keepera1973 c1475 (c1445) R. Pecock Donet (1921) 62 (MED) Þe promyser schal be þe more..stirid forto perfoorme þe dede promysid. 1531 W. Tyndale Answere Mores Dialoge f. cxxx Fayth..shal receaue acordynge too the trueth off the promyser. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Patteggiatore, a bargainer, a covenanter, a conditioner, a promiser. a1640 P. Massinger City-Madam (1658) iii. ii. 176 I must be A doer, not a promiser. 1651 T. Hobbes Philos. Rudim. ii. §20. 32 Swearing is a speech joyned to a promise, whereby the promiser declares his renouncing of Gods mercy, unlesse he perform his word. 1706 I. Watts Horæ Lyricæ ii. 205 Ye vulgar charms of eyes and ears, Ye unperforming promisers! 1771 E. Griffith Hist. Lady Barton II. 122 That sweet promiser Hope. 1775 S. Johnson Taxation no Tyranny 22 An idle promiser of kingdoms in the clouds. 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe III. iv. 412 It is..reasonable..to restrain the terms of a promise, where they clearly appear to go beyond the design of the promiser. 1864 Realm 6 Apr. 2 We may always distrust the universal promiser. 1929 Times 16 May 8/2 [The scheme] has not received the support even of that great promiser Mr. Lloyd George. 1969 D. Daube Roman Law i. 26 The surety's promise is so striking that he is the promiser kat' exochen. 2004 Business Jrnl. (Nexis) 21 May s51 Pete is not an idle promiser. He always puts his money where his mouth is; if he's committed to it, he's going to invest in it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1475 |
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