conditioner

[kuhn-dish-uh-ner]

noun

1. a person or thing that conditions.

2. something added to a substance to increase its usability, as a water softener.

3. a cream or liquid preparation applied to the hair or skin, especially for its emollient qualities.

4. a trainer of athletes.

5. an air conditioner.

6. Textiles.,  a person who conditions fibers or fabrics.

Word History and Origins

Origin of conditioner¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; condition + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Infrastructure woes had plagued the summit from the start -- leaking ceilings, broken air conditioners, toilets running out of water and more.

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Johnstone said that in some of the hottest areas of the venue, fans and mobile air conditioners had been stolen.

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A small air conditioner mounted in a window struggled to keep the room cool.

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That was over the summer, so he turned off the air conditioner, began freeze-drying bulk food purchases rather than storing them in his electric freezer, and started shutting off his lights more often.

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He spent his adolescence in Palm Springs, a town with “a thousand swimming pools and the constant hum of air conditioners,” in a basement apartment near the freeway.

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