ranter

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noun

One who rants; a noisy, boisterous speaker or declaimer.

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raver
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Meanings

ranter1

nounranter (plural ranters)

plural ranters

  1. One who rants; a noisy, boisterous speaker or declaimer.
  2. obsoleteA jovial fellow.

Ranter2

nounRanter (plural Ranters)

plural Ranters

  1. historicallifestyleA member of an alleged sect in the time of the English Commonwealth (1649–1660) who were regarded as heretical by the established church.
  2. derogatoryhistoricallifestyleOne of the Primitive Methodists, who seceded from the Wesleyan Methodists on the ground of their deficiency in fervour and zeal.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner

Similar
raver
Broader
speakertalkerutterer
Also see
raver

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From rant + -er.

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Translations

Ancient Greek στόμφαξ
  • στόμφαξ (stómphax)one who rants

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ranter

bantercantorcanterchanterpanterantre
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Anagrams

errantterranRatnerTarren
Cite this entry
APA

ranter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ranter

MLA

“ranter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ranter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ranter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ranter.

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