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warner

warner

26 6.1
A person who tells others about danger
  • noun
  • /ˈwɔrnər/
: avisador
  • The town appointed a warner to notify residents when severe weather was approaching.

Examples

  • The environmental advocate acted as a warner, alerting the community about the dangers of pollution.

  • As a safety warner, he regularly informs coworkers about the importance of using protective gear.

  • Agent Warner, are you in yet?

  • - Well, tell Mr. Warner...

  • The publicity that we generated for Warner was enormous.

  • 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

lookout
vswarner
37 3.7

A person who watches and warns others about danger

gives warnings but does not necessarily watch for events
lookout man
vswarner
1 5.1

A man who watches for danger or police and warns others

gives warnings generally rather than keeping active watch for detection
admonisher
vswarner
1 8.4

A person who warns others to avoid mistakes

gives warnings generally rather than focusing on mistake prevention
admonitor
vswarner
  • Formal
9.4

A person who warns or advises someone to change their behavior

gives warnings generally rather than offering correction or advice

Surface Forms

warner singular
warners plural

Morphology

warner = warn (transparent) = warn + er

Agentive '-er' added to the verb 'warn' yields a person who warns; meaning is directly and predictably derived.

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.