avower
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Definition
- Noun:
- A person who makes a formal or public statement of a fact, belief, or intention: An avower is someone who declares or asserts something openly and often boldly.
- A person who admits or acknowledges something openly: An avower is someone who confesses to or accepts the truth of a matter without concealment.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- He was a passionate avower of democratic principles.
- As an avower of her own mistakes, she gained everyone's respect.
- The politician was known as a bold avower of controversial policies.
Advanced Usage
- "To stand as an avower": to position oneself publicly as someone who affirms a particular stance.
- In his speech, he stood as an avower of peace and reconciliation.
Variants and Related Words
- Avow (verb): to assert or confess openly.
- She did not hesitate to avow her allegiance.
- Avowal (noun): an open statement of affirmation or acknowledgment.
- His public avowal of faith was unexpected.
- Avowed (adjective): acknowledged or declared openly.
- She is an avowed supporter of the movement.
Synonyms
- Affirmer: one who states something as true.
- Asserter: one who declares something positively and often forcefully.
- Declarer: one who makes a formal or explicit statement.
- Asseverator: one who affirms or asserts solemnly.
Related Phrases
- To avow oneself as...: to declare oneself to be something.
- He avowed himself as a defender of free speech.
Related Idioms
- None commonly associated directly with the noun "avower." The related verb "avow" is more frequently used in idiomatic constructions.
Noun
- someone who claims to speak the truth
- a bold asserter
- a declarer of his intentions
- affirmers of traditional doctrine
- an asseverator of strong convictions
- an avower of his own great intelligence
- someone who admits or acknowledges openly and boldly