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⚠️ A warning person ⛪ A church adviser
admonitor

admonitor

9.4
A person who warns or advises someone to change their behavior
  • noun
  • /ædˈmɪnɪtər/
  • Formal
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  • The teacher acted as an admonitor, guiding her students to make better choices every day.

Examples

  • As an admonitor for the project, he regularly advised his teammates on how to stay focused and on track.

  • This character has been qualified by W. M. H. Hummelen as the waarschuwer, the "admonitor," or the one who warns; he addresses himself at the same time to the hero of the play and to its readers/spectators, inviting him/them to interpret the events in a moral and spiritual light.

    Academic text (2006)

  • In their roles, many mentors serve as an admonitor, offering valuable advice to help others avoid mistakes.

Synonyms

admonisher
vsadmonitor
8.4

A person who warns others to avoid mistakes

focuses on advising to correct a person's behaviour rather than only preventing mistakes

Antonyms

supporter
817 1.0

A person who backs a team or a cause

How Reproachful

reprover
8.6
admonitor
  • Formal
9.4

Surface Forms

admonitor singular
admonitors plural

Morphology

admonitor = monitor (semi-transparent) = ad + monitor

Formally analyzable as 'ad-' + 'monitor', but the meaning shifts from general 'monitor' (observe) to 'warn/advise', and the Latin prefix is not fully productive for many learners.

Etymology

Admonitor comes from the Latin parts ad- 'to' and monere 'to warn', and you can see the same root in admonish and monitor. So an admonitor is literally 'one who warns', which fits a person who advises or corrects someone's behaviour.