Reclaimer
noun
noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who reclaims.
"The Rev. Mr. Crabb, of Hill, near Southampton, the benevolent reclaimer of the gipsies, calculates that there are in this country upwards of 18,000 of this wandering race, and in other parts of the world 700,000."
- 2 A large machine used to recover bulk material from a stockpile.
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More examples"The Rev. Mr. Crabb, of Hill, near Southampton, the benevolent reclaimer of the gipsies, calculates that there are in this country upwards of 18,000 of this wandering race, and in other parts of the world 700,000."
Etymology
From reclaim + -er.