broacher

8.8

A tool that makes a hole or a person who starts a subject in a talk

noun

: iniciador

The technician used a broacher to create a precise hole in the metal plate.

Examples

The broacher opened the discussion about climate change.
She is a skilled broacher of sensitive topics.
As the broacher of the topic, she guided the discussion with care.
A skilled broacher can introduce sensitive issues without causing discomfort.
The technician used a broacher to create a precise hole in the metal plate.
As the broacher of the topic, she guided the discussion with care.
A skilled broacher can introduce sensitive issues without causing discomfort.

Synonyms

initiator

vsbroacher

5 5.5

A person who starts a plan or action

focuses on opening topics or making openings rather than starting processes

introducer

vsbroacher

1 5.0

A person who presents a speaker or a tool used to begin medical procedures

makes an opening or starts discussion of a topic rather than presenting people

Surface Forms

broacher singular

broachers plural

Morphology

broacher = broach (transparent) = broach + er

Regular agentive formation from the verb 'broach' meaning 'one who broaches'; the role/agent interpretation follows standard English '-er' derivation.

Etymology

Broacher comes from the verb broach, which once named a metal 'spit' or spike used to pierce meat or open a barrel. So a broacher is someone or something that 'pierces' or 'opens' — a tool that makes a hole or a person who 'brings up' a subject.