Refiner

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who, or that which, refines.

    "The average motorist will not see much, if any, difference in gasoline pump price but oil producers and Gulf Coast refiners expect profits to improve."

  2. 2
    one whose work is to refine a specific thing wordnet

Synonyms

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colandercradlefilterpercolatorpurifierrefinery

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"The average motorist will not see much, if any, difference in gasoline pump price but oil producers and Gulf Coast refiners expect profits to improve."

Etymology

From refine + -er.

Related phrases

grain refineragent noun

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