Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who respects or regards: chiefly used in the phrase respecter of persons, a person who regards the external circumstances of others in his judgment, and suffers his opinion to be biased by them, to the prejudice of candor, justice, and equity.
Wiktionary
- n. One who regards or judges with partiality; one who respects.
- n. A person who respects someone or something; usually used in the negative; "X is no respecter of Y".
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One who respects.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a person who respects someone or something; usually used in the negative
Examples
“Agatha Christy, Mary Kay … All of these provide further proof that standardized testing is no respecter of intelligence or productivity.”
State Universities vs. Vouchers, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“C'est un coup dur pour lui, qui se croyait vainqueur car il avait le soutien des pays étrangers, et bien justement si les citoyens iraniens ne veulent pas de sa politique, qu'ils aiment bien avoir de la dignité contre un monde contrôlé par les plus forts, il n'a qu'à respecter leur choix.”
“As Fr. Thomas Crean ably pointed out in God Is No Delusion: A Refutation of Richard Dawkins (Ignatius Press, 2007), Dawkins might be a fine biologist, but he's not much of a philosopher or researcher or respecter of anything coming from Christian sources.”
“Il est possible que les pertes finales aillent au-delà de 50 %, mais il faut veiller à respecter un certain équilibre car même si les gouvernements s'attachent à dire que la Grèce sera un cas unique, il fera école pour les investisseurs.”
“Sturgeon's Law is no respecter of genre boundaries.”
MIND MELD: What You Should Know About Speculative Fiction and Mainstream Acceptance (Part 1)
“God is no respecter of any man and i mean man literally, so don't get it twisted.”
Examining Negative Quotations that affect women image/dignity/Fundamental Rights
“She was the supreme example of how the disease of alcoholism and drug addiction is no respecter of persons, as even the most famous and most photographed woman in the world fell victim to it.”
The Huffington Post: Dr. Howard Samuels: Elizabeth Taylor Found Being of Service Her Drug of Choice
“If it is meant to be a joke it isn't amusing ... he's just disgraced the entire team, frothed one angry respecter of silverware.”
The Guardian: Paul Azinger's chimp backs Ian Poulter's Ryder Cup breakfast
“But, although David Eldridge's moving new play doesn't avoid all the pitfalls, it greatly heightens our understanding of the addictive personality and shows that dependence, whether on drugs or alcohol, is no respecter of class or status.”
“The apostle Peter tells us that God is no respecter of persons, but, in every nation, he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is acceptable to him.”
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