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democratizer

democratizer

6.8
A person or thing that makes access to something fairer for many people
  • noun
  • /dɪˈmɒkrəˌtaɪzər/
  • US
translation icon : democratizador
  • And this company is what I believe will be the greatest Democratizer of real estate rental income in the country.

And this company is what I believe will be the greatest Democratizer of real estate rental income in the country.

Examples

  • The internet acts as a powerful democratizer, allowing people from all backgrounds to access information easily.

  • To his subjects, he was a man of many guises: liberal democratizer, monarch, descendant of the Prophet, secularist, shaykh of all tribal shaykhs, and a refuge for the Palestinian people.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Through its innovative platform, the charity serves as a democratizer of education, making online courses available to everyone.

  • Social media has become a significant democratizer by giving a voice to individuals who previously had no platform.

Synonyms

popularizer
vsdemocratizer
1 5.5

A person who makes a subject easy to understand for many people

makes the subject open to many people to ensure equal participation

Antonyms

309 3.7

Something that stops or makes it hard to make progress

33 7.5

A person who has power and treats people cruelly or unfairly

How Inclusive

democratizer
  • US
6.8
facilitator
33 5.1
coordinator
178 3.7
campaigner
27 3.7
gatekeeper
58 5.1

Surface Forms

democratizer singular
democratizers plural

Morphology

democratizer = democratize (transparent) = democrat + ize + er

Formed by the regular verb 'democratize' (democrat + -ize) plus the agentive suffix '-er', so the agentive meaning is predictable.

Etymology

Democratizer comes from the part demo-, meaning 'the people', the same root as democracy. So a democratizer is something that makes something more for the people, giving more people access and a voice.