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easer

easer

4.8
A person or thing that makes pain, worry and problems less strong
  • noun
  • /ˈiːzər/
translation icon : facilitador
  • The teacher used an interactive game as an easer to make the lesson more enjoyable for the students.

Examples

  • In a fiat money economy, central banks are designed to be 'quantitative easers'.

    Blog text (22)
  • Commercial milk products (Lactaid, Dairy Easer 100) that have been treated to break down the lactose so it is tolerated without causing gastrointestinal distress are also available.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Put your money with the easers, led most likely by Chairman Bernanke.

    Blog text (2)
  • In both easers, the trend was for the bowlers to improve performance over the course of the six training sessions.

    Academic text (1994)
  • I see a debate among the easers between those who want to stick to the variables in a standard DSGE model, including the interest rate (no risk premiums) and inflation expected and achieved.

    Blog text (10)
  • "She could not whistle in the helmet, so she called out, and Bach, complaining the whole time in a low undersong about the rough surfaces of the tiny shaft which threatened to scratch his exterior polish, floated up to them and allowed her to holster him to the easer drill.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The new software update serves as an easer by simplifying the user interface and reducing errors.

  • Her friendly attitude acted as an easer during the tense meeting, making everyone feel more comfortable.

Synonyms

reliever
vseaser
9 3.7

Something that makes pain or worry less

is broader, applying to anything that makes situations less difficult
relaxer
vseaser
5 4.2

Something that helps someone feel calm, like tea or soft music

focuses on reducing difficulty or unpleasantness rather than only causing calm
loosener
vseaser
1 4.5

A liquid that makes a stuck screw or bolt move more easily

is about easing difficulty, pain, or unpleasantness beyond physical tightness
mollifier
vseaser
8.4

A thing that soothes and reduces irritation

aims to reduce difficulty or pain rather than just soften harshness

Antonyms

482 3.4

A heavy load or something that causes worry and difficulty

How Helpful

reliever
9 3.7
easer
4.8
assistant
833 1.0
helper
79 1.0
to aid
238 1.0

Surface Forms

easer singular
easers plural

Morphology

easer = ease (transparent) = ease + er

Standard agent-noun formation from the verb 'ease' + '-er', easily inferable by learners.

Etymology

Easer comes from the word ease ('comfort' or 'to make less painful') plus the ending -er meaning 'one who', and it is the same root as easy. So an easer is a person or thing that helps by making a situation easier, less painful, or less unpleasant.