Hooverizer

Hooverizer noun: one who Hooverizes.

Noun

Hooverizer (plural Hooverizers)

One who Hooverizes.
- When we poor Americans looked at the pure, clear liquid in the tiny bowl of Japanese fashion, I imagine more than one of us wished that we were as good “Hooverizers” on the sugar question as our little yellow brothers.1917, Delta Delta Delta, The Trident of Delta Delta Delta, page 472
- ... the simple repast was served and probably she might have said some unkind things, but it just so happened that the company were ardent “Hooverizers,” and they praised the good dinner as highly as it deserved. This set Mother to thinking.1918, Home and School Visitor, page 88

It is being bought by wage earners, by ThriftStamp owners, by Hooverizers, by every man who wants real, guaranteed value in a shoe which will cost him a reasonable price.1918, Boot and Shoe Recorder, page 18:
Hooverizers abstained from certain foods on one or two days of the week; for example, wheatless Mondays and porkless Thursdays and Saturdays.2005, Rosemarie Ostler, Dewdroppers, Waldos, and Slackers: A Decade-by-Decade Guide to the Vanishing Vocabulary of the Twentieth Century...

plural	Hooverizers

From Hooverize + -er.

What does Hooverizer mean?: Hooverizer means one who Hooverizes.
How do you use Hooverizer in a sentence?: It is being bought by wage earners, by ThriftStamp owners, by Hooverizers, by every man who wants real, guaranteed value in a shoe which will cost him a reasonable price.
What part of speech is Hooverizer?: Hooverizer is a noun.
What is the plural of Hooverizer?: The plural of Hooverizer is Hooverizers.

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