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IMPAIRER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An agent that impairs

Example:

crops can be great impairers of the soil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("impairer" is a kind of...):

agent (an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect)

Derivation:

impair (make worse or less effective)

impair (make imperfect)

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