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cheerer|ˈtʃɪərər|
[f. cheer v. + -er1.]
1. He who or that which cheers, comforts, or inspirits; a comforter.
1599Shakes. Hen. V, v. ii. 41 Her Vine, the merry chearer of the heart, Vnpruned, dyes. a1639Wotton in Walton Angler i. i. 33 Angling was..a rest to his mind, a cheerer of his spirits, a diverter of sadness. 1727Thomson Summer 90 Prime cheerer, Light! Of all material beings first and best! 1798Malthus Popul. (1817) III. 315 That I might not shut out that prime cheerer hope. 1879C. Rossetti Seek & Find 34 God the Giver, cherisher, cheerer, of life.
b. Sc. A cheering cup or drink.
1808–24in Jamieson. 1815Scott Guy M. xxiv, To draw on another cup of ale and another cheerer..of brandy and water. 1823Lockhart Reg. Dalton ii. ii. (1842) 106 If you have taken a second ‘cheerer’ with them after supper.
2. He who cheers, applauds, hurrahs.
1855–9Singleton Virgil II. 16 With the clapping and hurrah of men, And zeal of cheerers. 1874Daily News 26 Jan. 6/1 A very faint cheer, for the cheerers were few. |