remover

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English

Etymology

From remove +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

remover (plural removers)

  1. Agent noun of remove; one who, or that which, removes.
    We had to take my little brother to the hospital when he swallowed some of my sister's nail-polish remover.
  2. (obsolete) An agitator.
    • 1625, Francis , “Of Fortune”, in The Essayes , 3rd edition, London: Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:
      A hasty fortune maketh an enterpriser and remover

Derived terms

Old French

Verb

remover

  1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of removoir

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese remover, from Latin removēre (to remove).

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: re‧mo‧ver

Verb

remover (first-person singular present removo, first-person singular preterite removi, past participle removido)

  1. to remove

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin removēre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /remoˈbeɾ/
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧mo‧ver

Verb

remover (first-person singular present remuevo, first-person singular preterite removí, past participle removido)

  1. to stir (a liquid)
    Synonym: revolver
  2. to remove, to take away, to move
    Synonym: quitar
  3. to dismiss
  4. to disturb, to upset

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