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minimizer

minimizer

1 5.8
A person or thing that makes something smaller
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪnɪˌmaɪzər/
  • US
translation icon : reductor
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Examples

  • A minimizer bra can help to reduce your bust size, making you feel more comfortable in your clothing.

  • The new design of the minimizer not only cuts down on size but also enhances support for wearers.

  • When I asked Vivi if she could bring me a minimizer, she told me this:

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  • OK, so I've just primed my face using The Body Shop Tea Tree Paw Minimizer and I've just been testing this out recently.

  • Many women choose a minimizer for special occasions to create a smoother silhouette under their dresses.

Synonyms

reducer
vsminimizer
1 5.0

A thing that lowers the level or strength of something

reduces in general rather than only acting as a device or substance
shrinker
vsminimizer
1 6.1

A tool or person that makes things smaller in size

reduces broadly across amount, size, or degree not only physical size
shortener
vsminimizer
4.4

A person or thing that makes something less long

reduces amount, size, or degree rather than only length or duration
pruner
vsminimizer
  • Specialized
6.6

A program or person that removes unneeded parts from a computer model to make it smaller and faster

reduces general amounts rather than only removing unneeded model parameters

Antonyms

maximizer
1 7.2

A person who always tries to get the best result

How Much

eliminator
4 5.7
reducer
  • Specialized
1 8.3
minimizer
  • US
1 5.8

Surface Forms

minimizer singular
minimizers plural

Morphology

minimizer = minimize (transparent) = minimize + er

Formed by the productive agent/nominalizing suffix '-er' on the verb 'minimize', so the meaning 'one or thing that reduces' is directly derived.

Etymology

Minimizer comes from the Latin root minim- meaning 'small' or 'smallest', the same root you see in minimum and mini-, so a minimizer is something or someone that makes an amount, size, or degree smaller.