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AVOWER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who claims to speak the truth

Example:

an avower of his own great intelligence

Synonyms:

affirmer; asserter; asseverator; avower; declarer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("avower" is a kind of...):

communicator (a person who communicates with others)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "avower"):

postulator (someone who assumes or takes something for granted as the basis of an argument)

Derivation:

avow (to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who admits or acknowledges openly and boldly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("avower" is a kind of...):

communicator (a person who communicates with others)

Derivation:

avow (admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about)

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