bolsterer
bolsterer noun: one who, or that which, bolsters.
Noun
bolsterer (plural bolsterers)
- One who, or that which, bolsters.
- When canned foods pall, a rifle is a handy bolsterer of the meat supply in this land of wild game; when, in the lonely night, the two geologists have talked through every subject in their ken, a book lumined by a gasoline lamp is a real diversion.1944, The Lamp, volumes 26-30, page 53
Forms of bolsterer
| plural | bolsterers |
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Origin of bolsterer
From bolster + -er.
Questions about bolsterer
- What does bolsterer mean?
- Bolsterer means one who, or that which, bolsters.
- What part of speech is bolsterer?
- Bolsterer is a noun.
- What is the plural of bolsterer?
- The plural of bolsterer is bolsterers.
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