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noun

Ranter n.

A noisy talker; a raving declaimer.

(Eccl. Hist.)

(a)

One of a religious sect which sprung up in 1645; called also Seekers. See Seeker.

(b)

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.

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Etymology of 'Ranter'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Ranter" Quotes from Famous Books

... a furious ranter among people of some intelligence. But for all that, this is the sum and substance of his theory: It installs in the political establishment, over the heads of delegated, regular, and legal powers an anonymous, imbecile, and terrific ...

— The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 3 (of 6) - The French Revolution, Volume 2 (of 3) • Hippolyte A. Taine

Words linked to "Ranter" : raver, speaker, verbalizer, rant, utterer, talker