warner
- noun
- /ˈwɔrnər/
- The town appointed a warner to notify residents when severe weather was approaching.
Examples
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The environmental advocate acted as a warner, alerting the community about the dangers of pollution.
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As a safety warner, he regularly informs coworkers about the importance of using protective gear.
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Agent Warner, are you in yet?
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- Well, tell Mr. Warner...
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The publicity that we generated for Warner was enormous.
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Since then, Dep Warner gave me permission to teach an evening poetry class.
Fiction book (2000) -
The Republicans went to their runner-up, Mr. Warner, and asked him to run in Mr. Obenshain's place.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
A person who watches and warns others about danger
A man who watches for danger or police and warns others
A person who warns others to avoid mistakes
A person who warns or advises someone to change their behavior
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Warner comes from the verb warn and the ending -er, and warn comes from an old English word meaning 'to tell someone of danger' or 'to caution'. So a warner is literally 'one who warns', a person who gives a warning.