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Definitions: Improver |
ImproverNoun1. Someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms. 2. A component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinammon improved the flavor". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "improver" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references) |
Synonyms: ImproverSynonyms: addition (n), do-gooder (n), humanitarian (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Improver |
| Specialty definitions using "improver": Great Men ♦ soil improver. (references) |
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| "Improver" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Improver" is used about 26 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 26 | 68,323 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "improver": soil improver. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "improver": profit-improver. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
improver interface | 10 |
cetane improver | 6 |
bread improver | 6 |
improver kit shift | 2 |
improver interface photo shop | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "improver"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | praktikant, bonifikues (meliorative). (various references) | |
Arabic | المحسن (benefactor, humanitarian, philanthropist, well doer). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | рационализатор (innovator, rationalizer), нещо което подобрява, мелиоратор, практикант. (various references) | |
Chinese | "良者. (various references) | |
Czech | zlepšovatel (innovator). (various references) | |
Danish | improver, forbedder. (various references) | |
Dutch | motoroliedope. (various references) | |
Finnish | viskositeetti-indeksin parantaja (VI improver, viscosity-index improver), maanparannusaine (soil amendment, soil conditioner, soil improver). (various references) | |
French | améliorateur, agent améliorant. (various references) | |
German | Zusatz (accessory, add, addend, addition, additive, add-on, adjunct, admixture, amendment, application, apposition, backing, cement, codicil, endorsement, feed supplement, replacement, replenishment, rider, separable element, steel mill, supplement), Wirkstoff (A.I., active agent, active ingredient, active principle, active substance, active toxic ingredient, pure toxic ingredient, pure toxic substance, toxic ingredient, toxic substance, toxicant). (various references) | |
Greek | βελτιώτησ (ameliorator), βελτιωτικό πρόσθετο. (various references) | |
Hungarian | újító (innovative, innovator). (various references) | |
Italian | agente migliorativo. (various references) | |
Manx | lhiaseyder (amender, atoner, corrector, cultivator, curer, manurer, propitiator, recompenser, repairer, revisionary, rewarder). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | improveray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | remodelação (recast, reshuffle), estagiário (probationer, trainee), aprendiz (apprentice, devil, entrap, learner, novice, preoccupated, recruit, trainee, tyro), ajudante (accessary, acolyte, adjutant, aid, aide, assistant, candle holder, escort, handy man, helper, helpmate, helpmeet, second, subsidiary), agente melhorador. (various references) | |
Romanian | meliorist. (various references) | |
Russian | мелиоратор, практикант. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | unapređivač, popravljač (fixer). (various references) | |
Spanish | reforzador (booster, intensifier), mejorador (ameliorative). (various references) | |
Swedish | viskositetsindexförbättrande additiv (VI improver, viscosity-index improver), jordförbättringsmedel (soil amendment, soil conditioner, soil improver). (various references) | |
Turkish | yenilikçi (avant garde, go ahead, hipster, innovator, modernist, reformer, reformist), reformcu (corrector, reformer, reformist), gönüllü çalışan kimse, düzeltici (amendatory, correctional, corrective, corrector, corrector of the press, emendatory, proofreader, rectifier, reformative, reformatory, regenerative), düzelten kimse (adjuster, corrector, refiner, reformer). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | với lương thấp, người cải tiến. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "improver": improvers. (additional references) | |
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"Improver" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: improval. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "improver" (pronounced 'Im*prov"er'): Abaser, Abater, Abider, Abjurer, Abridger, Absconder, Absenter, Absolver, Absorber, Abstainer, Abstracter, Abuser, Acceder, Accepter, Acclaimer, Accorder, Accruer, Accuser, Achiever, Acquirer, Adherer, Adjudger, Adjurer, Adjuster, Admirer, Adopter, Adorer, Adorner, Advertiser, Adviser, Advoyer, Affecter, Affirmer, Afflicter, Affrayer, Affreighter, Affrighter, Affronter, Aflicker, Agreer, Aider, Aimer, Airer, Aliner, Allayer, Alleger, Allower, Allurer, Altogether, Amasser, Amender, Amuser, Animadverter, Annealer, Annexer, Annoyer, Anointer, Another, Antiburgher, Anticoherer, Antirenter, Aper, Appeacher, Appealer, Appearer, Appeaser, Applauder, Applier, Appointer, Apposer, Appraiser, Apprehender, Apprizer, Approacher, Archer, Arraigner, Arrayer, Arrester, Arriver, Ascertainer, Asperser, Aspirer, Assailer, Assaulter, Assayer, Assenter, Asserter, Assever, Assigner, Assister, Assizer, Assumer, Assurer, Atafter, Atoner, Attacker, Attempter, Attender, Attirer, Attracter, Augmenter, Autocoherer, Autotransformer, Averter, Avoider, Avoucher, Avower, Avoyer, Awarder, Aweather, Backer, Backslider, Baiter, Baker, Ballooner, Bander, Banker, Baptizer, Barricader, Bather, Bawler, Beaker, Bearer, Beater, Becker, Bedewer, Beflower, Begrimer, Beguiler, Behither, Beholder, Belcher, Beleper, Believer, Bemoaner, Bencher, Bender, Bereaver, Beseecher, Beslaver, Besmearer, Bespeaker, Bestower, Betrayer, Bewailer, Bewitcher, Bewrayer, Binder, Birder, Biter, Blamer, Blasphemer, Blaster, Bleacher, Bleater, Bleeder, Blencher, Blender, Blesser, Blinder, Blinker, Bloater, Blockader, Bloomer, Bluffer, Blusher, Boarder, Booker, Booser, Booster, Boozer, botcher, Bounder, Bourder, Bouser, Boyer, Braiser, Brancher, Brander, Brawler, Brawner, Breaker, Breather, Breeder, Brewer, Briber, Bringer, Broacher, Broider, browser, Bruiser, Brusher, Budger, buffer, Builder, Bulker, Burgher, Burler, Burner, Burster, Buyer, Buzzer, Cajoler, Calciner, Caloyer, Campaigner, Camper, Carder, Carouser, Carper, Carver, Cashierer, Catcher, Causer, Cawker, Cementer, Champer, Charmer, Chastiser, Chaunter, Cheater, Cheerer, Cherimoyer, Chewer, Chicaner, Chider, Chimer, Chirper, Choker, Choler, Chooser, Circumscriber, Citer, Clacker, Claimer, Clamper, Clasper, Cleanser, Cleaver, Clever, Clicker, Clincher, Clinker, Clumper, Coacher, Coaster, Coaxer, Codger, Coherer, Coincider, Coiner, Colluder, Combiner, Come-outer, Comer, Comether, Commander, Commender, Commuter, Compacter, Comparer, Compiler, Complainer, Complier, Composer, Compounder, Compter, Comptroler, Computer, Concealer, Conceiver, Concluder, Concocter, Condenser, Conder, Condoler, Confeder, Confesser, Confider, Confirmer, Conformer, Confounder, Confrier, Confronter, Confuter, Conniver, Consenter, Conserver, Consoler, Conspirer, Constrainer, Constructer, Consulter, Consumer, Container, Contender, Contradicter, Contravener, Contriver, Convener, Converser, Converter, Conveyer, Cooter, Coplaner, Corer, Corrupter, Cosher, Coucher, Cougher, Courser, Courter, Cowalker, Coworker, cracker, Craker, Craver, crawler, Creeper, Crier, Crimper, Crisper, Croaker, Crocker, Crofter, Crusader, Crusher, Cryer, Culler, Curer, Curler, Curser, Curtailer, Dansker, Darer, Darner, Dasher, Dater, Dauber, Daunter, Dealer, Debaser, Debater, Debaucher, Decanter, Decayer, Deceiver, Decider, Decker, Declaimer, Declarer, Decliner, Decoherer, Decoyer, Decreer, Decrier, Defamer, Defaulter, Defender, Defenser, Defier, Defiler, Definer, Deflourer, Deflower, Deformer, Deforser, Defrauder, Defrayer, Dehorter, Dejecter, Delayer, Delighter, Deluder, Delver, Demander, Depainter, Departer, Depender, Deposer, Depraver, Depriver, Derider, Deriver, Descanter, descender, Describer, Descrier, Deserter, Deserver, Designer, Desirer, Despairer, Despiser, Despoiler, Desponder, Detailer, Detainer, Detecter, Detester. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-m-o-p-r-r-v" | |
-1 letter: improve, primero. | |
-2 letters: improv, mopier, primer, prover, romper, ropier. | |
-3 letters: moire, moper, mover, movie, ormer, prier, prime, primo, prior, proem, prove, repro, rimer, riper, river, roper, rover, viper, vireo, vomer. | |
-4 letters: emir, mire, mope, more, move, omer, over, peri, perm, pier, poem, pome, pore, prim, prom, repo, rime, ripe, rive, romp, rope, rove, vier. | |
-5 letters: err, imp, ire, mir, mop, mor, ope, ore, per, pie, poi, pom, pro, rei, rem, rep, rev, rim, rip, roe, rom, vie, vim, voe. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-m-o-p-r-r-v" | |
+1 letter: improvers. | |
+2 letters: improviser. | |
+3 letters: improvisers, overimpress, overpromise. | |
+4 letters: impoverisher, overpromised, overpromises, overtrumping, performative. | |
+5 letters: impoverishers, improvisatore, overimpressed, overimpresses, overpromising, overpromoting, performatives, progressivism. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 6D 70 72 6F 76 65 72 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).. -- .--. .-. --- ...- . .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101101 01110000 01110010 01101111 01110110 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I m p r o v e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006D 0070 0072 006F 0076 0065 0072 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4379828481887184 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Expressions 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Orthography | 13. Bibliography |
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