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Definition of Asseverator
1. Noun. Someone who claims to speak the truth. "An avower of his own great intelligence"
Generic synonyms: Communicator
Specialized synonyms: Postulator
Derivative terms: Affirm, Assert, Asseverate, Avow, Declare
Literary usage of Asseverator
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Views of Society and Manners in America: In a Series of Letters from that by Frances Wright (1821)
"By the constitution of every state in the Union, an affirmation is equal to an
oath; it is at the option of the asseverator either, to invoke the name of ..."
2. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"It deals with the whole tenor of the morals of the asseverator, and endeavors to
secure the utmost purity in this respect, but particularly binds him in the ..."
3. The slang dictionary: Etymological, Historical, and Anecdotal by John Camden Hotten (1874)
"It is generally used instead of an oath, calling vengeance on the asseverator,
if such-and-such does not come to pass. ..."
4. An Illustrated Manual of British Birds by Howard Saunders (1899)
"... it is not recorded from the Outer Hebrides or the Orkneys; and Saxby is the
sole asseverator of its occurrence in the Shetlands. ..."
5. The Slang Dictionary: Or, The Vulgar Words, Street Phrases, and "fast by John Camden Hotten (1865)
"It is generally used instead of an oath, calling vengeance on the asseverator,
if such and such does not come to pass. NEWMARKET, in tossing halfpence, ..."
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