berater
berater noun: one who berates someone or something.
Noun
berater (plural beraters)
- One who berates someone or something.
- But a very few slaves have been, or are likely to be, surrendered under this law, and a mere pittance on the part of the Abolitionists and Free Soilers would be sufficient to redeem them. Come, then, ye noisy declaimers and defamers, ye haters and beraters of slavery and the Fugitive Slave Law, and...1852 April 23, “From the Journal of Commerce. A Chance for the Abolitionists.”, in W[illia]m Lloyd Garrison, editor, The Liberator, volume XXII, number 17 (whole 1111), Boston, Mass.: J[ames] B[rown]...
- David Riesman distinguishes two opposing attitudes toward popular music, a majority one which accepts the adult picture of youth somewhat uncritically, and a minority one in which there are certain socially rebellious themes. The majority group form the audience for the disc jockeys, Hit Parade...1957, Bernard Rosenberg, David Manning White, “Divertissement”, in Mass Culture: The Popular Arts in America, Glencoe, Ill.: The Free Press & The Falcon’s Wing Press, →LCCN, page 390
Examples of berater in a sentence
- The minority group are the real jazz devotees, readers of Downbeat and Metronome, and the beraters of sentimental “commercial” music.1957, Bernard Rosenberg, David Manning White, “Divertissement”, in Mass Culture: The Popular Arts in America, Glencoe, Ill.: The Free Press...
- Contains real-life vignettes of the fascinating work going on; a good antidote for persistent beraters of public servants and their accomplishments.1971, O. Glenn Stahl, “The Growing Business of Government”, in Public Personnel Administration, 6th edition, Nwe York, N.Y.: Harper & Row...
Forms of berater
| plural | beraters |
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Origin of berater
From berate + -er.
Questions about berater
- What does berater mean?
- Berater means one who berates someone or something.
- How do you use berater in a sentence?
- The minority group are the real jazz devotees, readers of Downbeat and Metronome, and the beraters of sentimental “commercial” music.
- What part of speech is berater?
- Berater is a noun.
- What is the plural of berater?
- The plural of berater is beraters.
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