Recuperator

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who recuperates, or regains their health.
  2. 2
    A regenerator (heating device).

Etymology

Either borrowed from Latin recuperator (“a recoverer”) or coined directly in English as recuperate + -or.

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