Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who rants; a noisy talker; a boisterous preacher, actor, or the like.
- n. A name applied
- n. By way of reproach, to the members of an English Antinomian sect of the Commonwealth period, variously associated with the Familists, etc.
- n. Also, opprobriously, to the Primitive Methodists, who formed themselves into a society in 1810, although the founders had separated from the old Methodist society some years before, the ground of disagreement being that the new body favored street preaching, camp-meetings, etc.
- n. A merry, roving fellow; a jolly drinker.
- n. A large beer-jug.
- To pour liquor from a large into a smaller vessel.
- Same as renter.
Wiktionary
- n. One who rants; a noisy, boisterous speaker or declaimer.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A noisy talker; a raving declaimer.
- n. One of a religious sect which sprung up in 1645; -- called also
Seekers . See Seeker. - n. One of the Primitive Methodists, who seceded from the Wesleyan Methodists on the ground of their deficiency in fervor and zeal; -- so called in contempt.
WordNet 3.0
- n. someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner
Examples
“But it's so much worse when the ranter is the president of the United States.”
The Washington Post: Reader's point: Obama ran on compromise
“Indiana 13-term ranter Dan Burton kept calling McNamee a liar while expressing clear support for ... the "titan of baseball.”
“Milloy should be better known as the ranter that doubly ruined Robinson's claim that today's leftists never incite.”
“IG - I fear that the future of your blog is not helped by bloggers such as ranter who turn to personal remarks when someone offers an alternative view.”
“To describe Melanie as a "ranter" rather does her an injustice.”
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
“The "sanity" for which Stewart claims to long is the authority of the old mainstream media -- their ability to set the boundaries of newsworthiness and respectable debate, claiming to be above politics while actually skewing leftward -- though not so far or so intensely leftward as, say, MSNBC ranter Keith Olbermann.”
“Then there is the second best GOP ranter running a close second.”
“I use it just as the most cynical anti-Twitter ranter imagines: to see who's eating toast or who's got a cold, and to feel part of a community.”
“A teacher, former councillor, ranter and Norwich City season ticket holder.”
“Steven Gerrard is the captain but not a ranter or raver.”
The Guardian: World Cup 2010: John Terry finds out that England is not like Chelsea
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