Etymology
Origin of uplifter
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
Vain, shrewd, assertive, benevolent, half uplifter, half showman, at 60 De Mille is Hollywood's oldest successful movie maker.
From Time Magazine Archive
Oregon is haven to the maverick and uplifter of the underdog.
From Time Magazine Archive
What finally drove Anthony post-haste up to Tarrytown was an announcement in several New York papers that Adam Patch, the multimillionaire, the philanthropist, the venerable uplifter, was seriously ill and not expected to recover.
From The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald
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