declaimer

Variant of declaim

declaim definition

de·claim (dē klām′, di-)

intransitive verb

  1. to recite a speech, poem, etc. with studied or artificial eloquence
    1. to speak in a dramatic, pompous, or blustering way
    2. to make an impassioned verbal attack; deliver a tirade

Etymology: ME declamen < L declamare < de-, intens. + clamare, to cry, shout: see clamor

transitive verb

  1. to recite (a poem, speech, etc.)
  2. to utter with feeling, pomposity, etc.

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