单词 | vociferator |
释义 | vociferatorn. A person who vociferates or is vociferous.In quot. 1639 as an alternative name for the constellation Boötes; cf. note in etymology. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > [noun] > person vociferator1639 bawler1656 shouter1692 vociferant1760 slogan-shouter1940 1639 E. Chilmead tr. R. Hues Learned Treat. Globes ii. iii. 89 The Arabians..call it [sc. the constellation Boötes] also Alhava, that is to say Vociferator [L. vociferator], one that maketh a great noyse or clamor. 1682 Observator 16 Sept. This Mouthing Vociferator, on the behalf of Juries, as the most Precious Badges of English Liberty, is himself the Subverter of them. 1774 P. V. Fithian Jrnl. 18 Jan. in Jrnl. & Lett. (1965) 57 Among the first of these Vociferators was a young Scotch-Man. 1814 T. Moore Mem. (1853) II. 50 I dare say I shall put up with their [sc. the children's] noises till spring, when certainly you shall have the advantage of at least one of the little vociferators. 1887 Daily Tel. 27 Oct. He defied the vociferators to do their worst. 1966 Times 28 Oct. 10/1 I sometimes wonder how representative of ordinary motorists the vociferators are. 2010 Pittsburgh (Pa.) Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 10 Sept. b7 The vociferators on the far right serve only to affirm that ‘the bigger the mouths, the smaller the minds.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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