ranter

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rant

(rănt)

v. rant·ed, rant·ing, rants

v.intr.

1. To speak or write in an angry or emotionally charged manner; rave.

2. To express at length a complaint or negative opinion: "He could rant on the subject of physician-assisted illness" (Paul Theroux).

v.tr.

To utter or express by ranting: "Adams's fellow Federalists ranted that he was mentally unfit to be president" (Susan Dunn).

1. Angry, emotionally charged, or tediously negative speech or writing: a speech that was more rant than reason.

2. An example of such speech or writing: a rant against the university's policies.

3. Chiefly British Wild or uproarious merriment.

[Probably from obsolete Dutch ranten.]

rant′er n.

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ranter - someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner

raver

speaker, talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, utterer - someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims"

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A ranter preaches there between the services--an excellent, fiery, Christian man, they say.

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"Since 1997, the average number of airliner accidents has shown a steady and persistent decline, for a great deal thanks to the continuing safety-driven efforts by international safety organizations," said ASN president Harro Ranter. With an estimated 36.8 million flights worldwide in 2017, the accident rate works out to one fatal passenger airline flight per 7.36 million flights.

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"There have been some significant safety improvements since 2000," said Harro Ranter, president of Aviation Safety Network.