Definition of Lioniser

1. one that lionises [n -S] - See also: lionises

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lioniser

lionesses
lionet
lionets
lionfish
lionfishes
lionhead cichlid
lionhead cichlids
lionhead rabbit
lionheart
lionhearted
lionhearts
lionhood
lionisation
lionise
lionised
lioniser (current term)
lionisers
lionises
lionish
lionising
lionism
lionisms
lionization
lionizations
lionize
lionized
lionizer
lionizers
lionizes
lionizing

Literary usage of Lioniser

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Handbook for Travellers in Spain by Richard Ford (1855)
"... who, having lived 60 years in the palace, was not only lioniser, but its Lioness, Queen, and Cook, being nick-named La ..."

2. Letters and Correspondence of John Henry Newman During His Life in the by John Henry Newman (1891)
"Why, to tell the truth, the way to avoid it would have been to have taken a Sicilian regular lioniser and purveyor, who would have avoided all difficulties; ..."

3. Studies and Memories by Charles Villiers Stanford (1908)
"Brahms most of all hated the lioniser, and was for ever on the look-out for him. Returning one day from a walk at Heidelberg, he was met by a man who ..."

4. Poland: The Knight Among Nations by Louis E. Van Norman (1908)
"... fears the " lioniser "—such is, in brief, the impression made by Henryk Sienkiewicz. His is a most winning personality, with simple, natural dignity, ..."

5. The Letters of Richard Ford, 1797-1858 by Richard Ford (1905)
"... with her two chattering mercenary nieces, the crabbed Queen and lioniser of the Al- hambra. In the rooms which she had occupied Ford was lodged. ..."

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