energizer
[en-er-jahy-zer]
- a person or thing that energizes.
- Pharmacology. antidepressant(def 2).
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Origin of energizer
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Related Words
stimulus, impetus, catalyst, drug, motivator, upper, motivation, tonic, incentive, restorative, motive, spur, energizer, analeptic, incitement, pick-me-up, impulse, goad, incitation, bracerExamples from the Web for energizer
Contemporary Examples
Schick is now a unit of consumer products conglomerate Energizer Holdings.
Not for nothing was he known as the Energizer Bunny and the Omnipresident.
Over the past six weeks, Barack Obama has suddenly been acting like the Energizer Bunny of foreign policy.
Historical Examples
Wasn't it Thursday that you removed that generator and the energizer from the stock room?
Jack of No TradesCharles Cottrell
I—I took that generator and that energizer as I told you yesterday.
Jack of No TradesCharles Cottrell
An energizer blast exploded the ground beneath him and he felt himself hurtling over backwards.
The Happy ManGerald Wilburn Page
No evidence has been produced to show that phosphorus acts as an energizer of oxidation.
Word Origin and History for energizer
n.
1750, agent noun from energize.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper