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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

... extant, and not a few, built by his hands, and it was only by saving the earnings these brought to him that he could obtain an education. When an English mechanic finds out that he has a call to the ministry, we can easily figure the grim ignorant fanatical ranter that comes forth as the result. If haply he is able to read, his library will be a few lean sheepskin-clad volumes, such as Boston's Crook in the Lot, Fisher's Marrow of Modern Divinity, Brooks's Apples of Gold, Bolton's Saint's Enriching Examination, ...

— The Book-Hunter - A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author • John Hill Burton

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