curer
- noun
- /ˈkjʊrər/
- Specialized
:
curador
- As a curer of fish, she knew the best techniques to dry and smoke them for long-lasting flavor.
Examples
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The skilled curer used a traditional method to preserve the meat by salting it carefully.
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From the late 1870s to 1914, it was these Lerwick herring curers who were directly competing against the Shetland merchant Lairds in a fight between capitalists and forms of capital for labor.
Academic text (1990) -
We now find an egg and a fish dealer, a grocer, a tea dealer, a confectioner, a pastry cook, a baker, a bacon curer, a watch and clock maker, and a plumber-cum-gas fitter.
Blog text (27) -
The curer applied a special chemical treatment to the wood to prevent decay and extend its life.
Synonyms
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A thing that stops food from going bad
A person who preserves meat or fish with salt
A person who uses salt water to make pickles
Antonyms
How Effective
- Specialized
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2.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word curer comes from the Latin curare meaning 'to take care' and shares the same root as cure. A curer is someone who 'takes care' of food or materials so they last, for example by salting fish, drying meat, or hardening concrete.