Clarifier

//ˈklɛɹəfaɪɚ// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who, or that which, clarifies.

    "It is as a pioneer and “land clearer” that we know Martin-Löf – one of the principal clarifiers of the syntax and semantics of constructive mathematics."

  2. 2
    A speech act intended to clarify or correct one's own prior utterance.
  3. 3
    A vessel in which the process of clarification is conducted.

    "the purer the sugar, when placed in the clarifier, the less lime water or blood, or temper of any kind — the less time in clarifying — and the more active vigilance at the clarifier — and the more activity also in transferring the liquor from the evaporator into the cooler will be requisite."

  4. 4
    An additional card used to enhance or explain the primary cards in a spread.

    "[…] if any card in the spread puzzles you, you can pull another card from the deck as a clarifier."

Etymology

From clarify + -er.

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