English Explanatory Dictionary

remover

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Agent noun of remove; one who, or that which, removes.
  2. An agitator.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈmuːvə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-remover.wav /ɹɪˈmuːvɚ/

Word forms

remover removers

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Proto-Italic *wremoweō Latin removeō Old French removoir Anglo-Norman removerbor. Middle English removen English remove Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English remover From remove + -er.

Derived words

boomer remover make-up remover makeup remover nail polish remover polish remover spot remover stain remover staple remover
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