increaser

[in-kree-ser]

in·creas·er

[in-kree-ser]
noun
1.
a person or thing that increases.
2.
(in plumbing) a coupling increasing in diameter at one end. Compare reducer (def. 3).

Origin:
1520–30; increase + -er1
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Increaser is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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increase
 
vb
1.  to make or become greater in size, degree, frequency, etc; grow or expand
 
n
2.  the act of increasing; augmentation
3.  the amount by which something increases
4.  on the increase increasing, esp becoming more frequent
 
[C14: from Old French encreistre, from Latin incrēscere, from in-² + crēscere to grow]
 
in'creasable
 
adj
 
increasedly
 
adv
 
in'creasingly
 
adv
 
in'creaser
 
n

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