unifier

American  

[yoo-nuh-fahy-er] / ˈju nəˌfaɪ ər /

noun

1. a person or thing that brings others together; uniter.

   Soccer is proving to be a great unifier for refugees and their new communities.

   The book attempts to tell the story of how Genghis Khan rose from being a ragged slave to becoming the unifier of the Mongolian horse-archers and the greatest conqueror the world has ever seen.

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Etymology

Origin of unifier

unify + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

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unifier

She was an American original, a Renaissance woman, and—thanks to her genuine warmth and positivity—a cross-cultural unifier of humanity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

In death, just as in life, Dolly Parton was a rare unifier in a highly polarized America.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Yet in divided times, it was a unifier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

As a kid, the kitchen was always the gathering place in my family and I distinctly remember food serving as the great unifier for all of us.

From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2025

If I preached unity, I must act like a unifier, even at the risk of perhaps alienating some of my own colleagues.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela