Purger

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who, or that which, purges or cleanses.
  2. 2
    One who, or that which, purges or cleanses.; A cathartic medicine.

    "The Aix-la-Chapelle Waters are drunk at this Day, more as Purgers, and Preparatives for the Spaw, […]"

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"Tobacco, divine, rare, superexcellent tobacco, which goes far beyond all the panaceas, potable gold, and philosopher's stones, a sovereign remedy to all diseases...but as it is commonly abused by most men, which take it as tinkers do ale, 'tis a plague, a mischief, a violent purger of goods, lands, health, hellish, devilish and damned tobacco, the ruin and overthrow of body and soul."

Etymology

From purge + -er.

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