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improvers

improvers is the plural of improver.

Meaning of improver

Noun (1)

improver (plural improvers)

  1. Something that, or someone who, improves something.
    • He introduced and encouraged manufactures of all kinds; and no inventor or improver of any ingenious art did he suffer to go unrewarded.1754, David Hume, chapter 2, in The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Cæsar to the Revolution in 1688, volume I, London: T. Cadell, published 1770, page 105
  2. (obsolete) Specifically, a person who improves land or property, a landscaper.
    • […] may not one say Homer is in this like a skilful Improver, who places a beautiful Statue in a well-disposed Garden so as to answer several Vistas, and by that Artifice one single Figure seems multiply’d into as many Objects as there are Openings from whence it may be viewed?1716, Alexander Pope, “An Essay on Homer’s Battels”, in The Iliad of Homer, volume II, London: Bernard Lintot, page 4
  3. One who improves his or her performance, one who shows improvement (of individuals or groups).
    • The hotel can also arrange beginner and improver angling lessons with a local instructor.2011 August 27, “Stay the Night: The Blackaddie Hotel, Sanquhar”, in The Independent
  4. A substance added to cause improvement (especially to a foodstuff).
    • Soy flour is often added to bread as an improver. It helps the dough texture and can make the bread quite soft.2016 August 6, Wendyl Nissen, “Who kneads so many ingredients?”, in The New Zealand Herald
  5. (historical) A pad worn by women to make the dress hang properly.

Noun (2)

improver (plural improvers)

  1. One who performs improv; an improviser.

Phrases with improvers

Questions about improvers

What is improvers the plural of?
Improvers is the plural of improver.

Words near improvers in the dictionary

  1. improvedst
  2. improvement
  3. improvements
  4. improven
  5. improver
  6. improvers
  7. improvership
  8. improverships
  9. improves
  10. improves on
  11. improves the occasion

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