Remover

//ɹɪˈmuːvɚ// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Agent noun of remove; one who, or that which, removes. agent, form-of

    "We had to take my little brother to the hospital when he swallowed some of my sister's nail-polish remover."

  2. 2
    someone who works for a company that moves furniture wordnet
  3. 3
    An agitator. obsolete

    "A hasty fortune maketh an enterpriser and remover"

  4. 4
    a solvent that removes a substance (usually from a surface) wordnet

Example

More examples

"Nail polish remover stinks a lot."

Etymology

From remove + -er.

Related phrases

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