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Definition of Asserter

1. Noun. Someone who claims to speak the truth. "An avower of his own great intelligence"

Definition of Asserter

1. n. One who asserts; one who avers pr maintains; an assertor.

Definition of Asserter

1. Noun. One who makes an assertion. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Asserter

1. one that asserts [n -S] - See also: asserts

Literary usage of Asserter

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Diary of the American Revolution: From Newspapers and Original Documents by Frank Moore (1860)
"... praise to the great asserter of their country's freedom.1 FEBRUARY 18.—OUR cruel enemies are still in possession of Newport, Rhode Island, ..."

2. The Church History of Britain: From the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year by Thomas Fuller, John Sherren Brewer (1845)
"He was a zealous asserter of ceremonies, using to complain of (the first I believe who used the expression) conformable puritans, who practised it out of ..."

3. Second Series of Bibliographical Collections and Notes on Early English by William Carew Hazlitt (1882)
"By a true Lover and asserter of his Countries Honour. London, Printed by Thomas Mabb, for Edward Thomas. . . . 1664. 4°, В—H in fours, and the title. ..."

4. The Diary of the Revolution: A Centennial Volume Embracing the Current by Frank Moore (1876)
"... praise to the great asserter of their country's freedom.1 FEBRUARY 18.—Oint cruel enemies are still in possession of Newport, Rhode Island, ..."

5. A Rational Grammar of the English Language by William Bramwell Powell, Louise Connolly (1899)
"An asserter (copula) also may consist of more than one word. ... It is not easy to say which part of such an asserter is the base and which words are ..."

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