Gainspeaker

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A gainsayer; opponent. no-plural, obsolete

    "To this was appended "A Brief Rehearsal of the Belief of the Good-willing in England which are named the Family of Love, With the Confession of their upright Christian Religion against the false Accusation of their Gain-speakers.""

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"To this was appended "A Brief Rehearsal of the Belief of the Good-willing in England which are named the Family of Love, With the Confession of their upright Christian Religion against the false Accusation of their Gain-speakers.""

Etymology

From gain- + speaker.

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