Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—T

Thunderer

(The). A name applied to The Times newspaper, in allusion to an article by Captain Ed. Sterling, beginning thus:

“We thundered forth the other day an article on the subject of social and political reform.” —The Times.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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