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reprover|rɪˈpruːvə(r)|
[f. reprove v.1 + -er1.]
One who or that which reproves.
α1422tr. Secreta Secret., Priv. Priv. 189 Whan a man Is ouer-harde reprouet, he hatyth his reprowere. c1532G. Du Wes Introd. Fr. in Palsgr. 1017 An answere to the correcters and of all workes reprouers. 1591Harington Orl. Fur. Pref. ⁋ij b, But now because I make account I haue to deale with three sundrie kindes of reproouers. 1681J. Flavel Meth. Grace xxviii. 474 A wise and faithful reprover is of singular use. 1741Middleton Cicero II. x. 362 Sulpicius was..a reprover of the insolence of his own times. 1833I. Taylor Fanat. i. 3 If Religion be deemed by these sarcastic reprovers altogether an illusion. 1868Swinburne Ess. & Stud. (1875) 342 One kneeling as reproved..; the reprover, an erect ascetic figure, stands over him.
β1382Wyclif Prov. xxvii. 11 Studie to wisdam,..that thou mowe to the repreuere answern a wrd. 1435Misyn Fire of Love 69 Þerfore I haue þoght sum maner of answer to schew, & to repreuars fully not gyffe steed. 1570Dee Math. Pref. b iij, If I would say..that it [music] were to be otherwise vsed, then it is, I should finde more repreeuers, then I could finde..skilfull of my meaning. |