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improver

American  
[im-proo-ver] / ɪmˈpru vər /

noun

  • improvers
    plural
  1. a person or thing that improves.

  2. a substance or agent added to improve a food, especially as a preservative.


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Etymology

Origin of improver

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

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Badosa was overwhelmed by Qinwen Zheng, the 19-year-old rapid improver from China, 6-3, 6-2.

From Seattle Times Sep. 21, 2022

Tesla founder Elon Musk makes a plausible argument that Tesla’s “Autopilot” is a net improver of safety.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2016

He proved he is hungry, a persistent improver and can handle the moment.

From Golf Digest Dec. 5, 2012

London Marathon 2009: How our bloggers got on Beginner Carol Williamson and improver Matt Kurton trained with running expert Sam Murphy for this year's London Marathon.

From The Guardian Oct. 17, 2010

The first and best of our citizens must leave us; our aged must lose their ornament, our youth their model, our agriculture its improver, our infant academy its protector, our poor their benefactor....

From Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. by Benson John Lossing

The average price of fertilizer and soil improvers almost doubled in the first quarter of the year compared with the same period in 2021, while energy and lubricant prices rose by 55.6%.

From Reuters Jul. 1, 2022

Electronic music by Éliane Radigue will share space with a summit by two leading piano improvers, Kris Davis and Craig Taborn.

From New York Times Feb. 26, 2020

Yes, more often than not those teams were fodder for the big guns, but they were improvers who delivered some of the World Cup’s greatest moments.

From Seattle Times May 23, 2019

Photograph: David Levene In the 1960s, local authorities and urban improvers looked at Victorian terraces and declared them slums.

From The Guardian Dec. 5, 2010

There are improvers who prefer the most dreary ruin to an elegant and convenient mansion, and who prefer a blasted stump to the glorious foliage of the oak.

From Practical Education, Volume II by Maria Edgeworth

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