Emphasizer
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who, or that which, emphasizes.
"Counterintuitively, the authors are down on the use of please as an emphasizer: “ ‘Would you please remember to include me on the email whenever you respond to a customer?’ conveys a sense of exasperation."
Example
More examples"Counterintuitively, the authors are down on the use of please as an emphasizer: “ ‘Would you please remember to include me on the email whenever you respond to a customer?’ conveys a sense of exasperation."
Etymology
From emphasize + -er.
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