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diminisher

diminisher noun: one who, or that which, diminishes something.

Noun

diminisher (plural diminishers)

  1. One who, or that which, diminishes something.
    • But there is yet that which is worſe, the ſpirit of man is not only a diminiſher of his ioy.1633, Peter Charro, translated by Samson Lennard, Of Wisdome
    • They were also employed in coining of our money; but were accused of being likewise great clippers or diminishers of it, although strongly recommended to our Kings by the Popes, as may be supposed, for their own ends.1801, Adam Anderson, William Combe, An historical and chronological deduction of the origin of commerce

Forms of diminisher

pluraldiminishers

Origin of diminisher

From diminish + -er.

Questions about diminisher

What does diminisher mean?
Diminisher means one who, or that which, diminishes something.
What part of speech is diminisher?
Diminisher is a noun.
What is the plural of diminisher?
The plural of diminisher is diminishers.

Words near diminisher in the dictionary

  1. diminished third
  2. diminished thirds
  3. diminished triad
  4. diminished triads
  5. diminished value
  6. diminisher
  7. diminishers
  8. diminishes
  9. diminisheth
  10. diminishing
  11. diminishing returns

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