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Definition of Humbler
1. n. One who, or that which, humbles some one.
Definition of Humbler
1. Noun. Agent noun of humble; one who humbles. ¹
2. Adjective. (comparative of humble) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Humbler
1. one that humbles [n -S] - See also: humbles
Lexicographical Neighbors of Humbler
Literary usage of Humbler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Spectator by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele (1753)
"... with their Company this Night, when he zards all his heroic Glory for their
Approbation in e humbler Condition of ..."
2. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
"Go! seek some nymph of humbler lot, To share thy board, and deck thy cot, With
joy I fly the simp!? youth Who holds me light, or doubts my truth. ..."
3. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"... but in this story the retort from Corinne is said to have been, "That is the
first compliment ever paid to my face !" Louis XIV., who, like many humbler ..."
4. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. by John Hawkins (1787)
"... her torch at virtue's flame, ' And mirth was bounty with an humbler name.'
In the year 1777, he was induced, by a cafe of a very extraordinary nature, ..."
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