aim-crier
English
Etymology
Noun
aim-crier (plural aim-criers)
- (archery) One who encouraged an archer by crying "Aim!" when he was about to shoot.
- 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.