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catalyzer

6.3

A person or thing that makes changes happen faster

noun
/ˈkætəˌlaɪzər/

: catalizador

Her enthusiasm was a catalyzer that motivated the team to finish the project ahead of schedule.

Examples

And there is a band that is a catalyzer in it and, and is, you might say, first among equals Black Sabbath, but they're not the only game in town.
Acts as a catalyzer.

The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
The new software update acts as a catalyzer for improved system performance.
The teacher served as a catalyzer for change within the school's curriculum.

Synonyms

catalyst

vscatalyzer

Specialized

12 4.7

A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without changing itself

is a general agent that causes or speeds change in people or processes

accelerator

vscatalyzer

Specialized

2 5.5

A substance that makes a chemical reaction go faster without being changed

is a broad person or thing that causes or speeds change across contexts

activator

vscatalyzer

1 5.1

A thing that starts or speeds a process

causes or hastens change generally rather than only initiating a process

catalyst for action

vscatalyzer

5.1

A person or event that makes people act and speeds up change

is any person or thing that causes or speeds broader processes or change

Antonyms

obstacle

343 3.4

A thing or problem that makes it hard to reach a goal

How Influential

driving force

39 4.1

catalyzer

6.3

instigator

12 6.8

Surface Forms

catalyzer singular

catalyzers plural

Morphology

catalyzer = catalyze (transparent) = catalyze + er

The non-technical sense is an extended, regular agent/instrument formation from 'catalyze' and is semantically predictable.

Etymology

Catalyzer is related to catalyst and the Greek root lyse meaning 'to loosen', which gives a simple memory picture. So a catalyzer in everyday life is a person or thing that removes what is stopping a change and makes the change start or speed up.