strengthener

English

Etymology

strengthen +‎ -er

Noun

strengthener (plural strengtheners)

  1. One who, or that which, gives or adds strength.
    • a. 1700, William Temple, “Of Health and Long-life”, in Miscellanea. The Third Part. [...], London: […] Jonathan Swift, […] Benjamin Tooke, […], published 1701, →OCLC, page 179:
      Garlick is of great Virtue in all Cholicks , a great Strengthener of the Stomach upon Decays of Appetite , or Indigestion

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