improver

[ im-proo-ver ]

noun
  1. a person or thing that improves.

  2. a substance or agent added to improve a food, especially as a preservative.

Origin of improver

1
First recorded in 1640–50; improve + -er1

Words Nearby improver

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How to use improver in a sentence

  • We may fairly assume the presence here of one or two, if not more, assistants, besides a pupil or improver.

    Antonio Stradivari | Horace William Petherick
  • The advent of man marks the improver of creationGod made manifest in the flesh.

    Hugh Miller | William Keith Leask
  • This shows us Beethoven in a new character—that of an improver of the pianoforte.

  • Sheridan, as an improver of the language, stands among the first writers of the British nation, and deservedly.

  • Yet the old road, half deserted as it is, has not altogether escaped the ruthless hand of the improver.

    A Rambler's lease | Bradford Torrey