tub-thumper
[ tuhb-thuhm-per ]
/ ˈtʌbˌθʌm pər /
noun
a vociferous supporter or promoter, as of a cause.
Origin of tub-thumper
First recorded in 1655–65
OTHER WORDS FROM tub-thumper
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Example sentences from the Web for tub-thumper
Well, you tub-thumper, you see that the gentlemen of England are more than a match for pestilent pennyweight rebels.
The Lady of Loyalty House |Justin Huntly McCarthyCushion-smiter, polite rendering of tub-thumper, a clergyman, a preacher.
The Slang Dictionary |John Camden Hotten
British Dictionary definitions for tub-thumper
tub-thumper
noun
a noisy, violent, or ranting public speaker