astonisher

Japanese Meaning

人や物を驚かせるもの、あるいは驚かせる出来事。 / 人を驚かせる人物。 / （主に米国で）感嘆符、すなわち「！」の印刷や表示に関する用語。

The ancient comet that blazed across the sky was an astonisher to the villagers.

夜空を横切って輝いた古い彗星は、村人たちを驚かせるものだった。

Sense（1）

Something that astonishes; an astonishing thing or event.

(colloquial)

Sense（2）

Someone who astonishes.

Sense（3）

(typography, printing, computing, chiefly US) An exclamation mark, the punctuation mark “!”.

“ […] Nothing whatever” ! (the italics are “S. S. C.’s,” the “astonisher” is mine.)

Sense（4）

Sense（5）

(journalism) A headline or lead (introductory paragraph) designed to capture attention through a surprising statement.

He reveled in socking the reader right in the eye with an “astonisher.”

astonishers

（ plural ）