remover en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɹɪˈmuːvɚ/ (US)
- /ɹɪˈmuːvə/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin removeō Old French removoir Anglo-Norman removerbor. Middle English removen English remove Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English remover From remove + -er.
Meanings
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(agent, form-of) Agent noun of remove; one who, or that which, removes.
form of remove
We had to take my little brother to the hospital when he swallowed some of my sister's nail-polish remover.
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(obsolete) An agitator.
A hasty fortune maketh an enterpriser and remover
1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Fortune”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| removers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nail polish remover · makeup remover · stain remover · spot remover · staple remover · make-up remover · polish remover · boomer remover