energizer

[ en-er-jahy-zer ]

/ ˈɛn ərˌdʒaɪ zər /

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noun

a person or thing that energizes.

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Origin of energizer

First recorded in 1740–50; energize + -er¹

Schick is now a unit of consumer products conglomerate Energizer Holdings.
After 100 Years, the Shaving Industry Is Finally being Disrupted|Daniel Gross|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not for nothing was he known as the Energizer Bunny and the Omnipresident.
The Gunslinger of Rue Miromesnil|Christopher Dickey|December 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Over the past six weeks, Barack Obama has suddenly been acting like the Energizer Bunny of foreign policy.
The GOP's Three-Headed Monster|James Mann|December 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST
No evidence has been produced to show that phosphorus acts as an energizer of oxidation.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various

I—I took that generator and that energizer as I told you yesterday.
Jack of No Trades|Charles Cottrell
Wasn't it Thursday that you removed that generator and the energizer from the stock room?
Jack of No Trades|Charles Cottrell
What has this to do with calling Willy in about the missing energizer and generator?
Jack of No Trades|Charles Cottrell
An energizer blast exploded the ground beneath him and he felt himself hurtling over backwards.
The Happy Man|Gerald Wilburn Page