expostulator
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Expostulator — Ex*pos tu*la tor (?;135), n. One who expostulates. Lamb. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expostulator — expostˈūlātor noun • • • Main Entry: ↑expostulate … Useful english dictionary
expostulate — expostulatingly, adv. expostulator, n. /ik spos cheuh layt /, v.i., expostulated, expostulating. to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate: His father expostulated with him about the… … Universalium
expostulate — /əkˈspɒstʃuleɪt / (say uhk sposchoohlayt), /ɛk / (say ek ) verb (i) (expostulated, expostulating) to reason earnestly with a person against something he or she intends to do or has done; remonstrate (on, or upon): to expostulate with him on the… …
expostulate — [ek späs′chə lāt΄, ikspäs′chə lāt΄] vi. expostulated, expostulating [< L expostulatus, pp. of expostulare, to demand vehemently, require < ex , intens. + postulare: see POSTULATE] to reason with a person earnestly, objecting to that person… … English World dictionary
