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uplifter

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[uhp-lif-ter] / ʌpˈlɪf tər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that uplifts.

  2. a person engaged in or devoted to social or moral uplift.


Etymology

Origin of uplifter

First recorded in 1575–85; uplift + -er 1

Example Sentences

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And while acquainted with members of the Harlem Renaissance, she scoffed at the notion that she might be “a silly uplifter of the race.”

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2018

He carried his instructions in his head, but uplifter Elbert Hubbard's editorial, A Message to Garcia, put a letter in his hand, later put money in Hubbard's pocket, ultimately sold more than 40,000,000 copies.

From Time Magazine Archive

Oregon is haven to the maverick and uplifter of the underdog.

From Time Magazine Archive

Passion Fish is an antidote to a male-buddy uplifter like Scent of a Woman.

From Time Magazine Archive

I object to the uplifter who makes other people’s sins his business, and forgets his chief business, his own sins.

From The Invisible Censor by Hackett, Francis

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