noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who or thing that maximizes.
2. 2
   An amplifier that strongly intensifies the meaning, more so than a booster.

Etymology

From maximize + -er.

Related phrases

paperclip maximizer

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