aim-crier

English

Etymology

From aim +‎ crier.

Noun

aim-crier (plural aim-criers)

1. (archery) One who encouraged an archer by crying "Aim!" when he was about to shoot.
2. An encourager generally.

Synonyms

• (encourager generally): abettor

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “aim-crier”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.