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uplifter

[uhp-lif-ter]

up·lift·er

[uhp-lif-ter]
noun
1.
a person or thing that uplifts.
2.
a person engaged in or devoted to social or moral uplift.

Origin:
1575–85; uplift + -er1
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Uplifter is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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uplift
 
vb
1.  to raise; elevate; lift up
2.  to raise morally, spiritually, culturally, etc
3.  (Scot), (NZ) to collect (a passenger, parcel, etc); pick up
 
n
4.  the act, process, or result of lifting up
5.  the act or process of bettering moral, social or cultural conditions, etc
6.  a.  a brassiere for lifting and supporting the breasts
 b.  (as modifier): an uplift bra
7.  the process or result of land being raised to a higher level, as during a period of mountain building
 
up'lifter
 
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