improver

[ im-proo-ver ]

noun

1. a person or thing that improves.
2. a substance or agent added to improve a food, especially as a preservative.

Word History and Origins

Origin of improver¹

First recorded in 1640–50; improve + -er ¹

Example Sentences

We may fairly assume the presence here of one or two, if not more, assistants, besides a pupil or improver.

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The advent of man marks the improver of creationGod made manifest in the flesh.

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This shows us Beethoven in a new character—that of an improver of the pianoforte.

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Sheridan, as an improver of the language, stands among the first writers of the British nation, and deservedly.

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Yet the old road, half deserted as it is, has not altogether escaped the ruthless hand of the improver.

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