polisher
5
2.7
- noun
- /ˈpɑːlɪʃər/
:
pulidor
- As a professional car detailer, she uses a polisher to give vehicles a smooth, glossy finish.
- floor polisher
- shoe polisher
- an electric polisher
And I saw that Proxon had this handheld, this handheld polisher and I, I had to try it.
- And I saw that Proxon had this handheld, this handheld polisher and I, I had to try it.
Examples
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And off Ben went to Georgetown with the weekly shipment of glasses that Mr. Henson had so laboriously cleansed with his polisher of any trace of their cheap manufacture.
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The new polisher minimizes deformation of the polished surface, which enables clear observation of crystalline structures.
Academic text (2004) -
The man was walking behind a floor polisher in the D corridor when a woman and a little girl approached.
Fiction book (1991) -
I don't know why it took me so long to get an electric polisher, I had no idea.
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And I want to see if there's a chance it will clean up at all by using a polisher and some compound.
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I'm a metal polisher.
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A worker is moving a floor polisher across the marble floor of the salon; in an anteroom beyond, we hear Fell lecturing.
Fiction book (2001) -
He sees the workman turn the polisher off and begin coiling the long electric cord.
Fiction book (2001) -
The custodian unplugs and coils the long orange cord of the floor polisher, hand over elbow.
Fiction book (2001) -
Pazzi lights Ricci, glances down the hall to the far end, where a janitor slowly guides a floor polisher back and forth like a big, weak motorcycle, then crosses to and peers into the salon:
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
13
4.6
A tool with a motor that smooths wood and other surfaces using sandpaper
2
5.3
A tool with a soft pad that polishes surfaces to make them shine
1
4.0
A person who cleans and polishes a car so it looks like new
1
7.4
A wheel covered with soft cloth used to polish metal or wood
1
3.5
A machine or person that puts wax on surfaces to make them shine
1
3.3
A tool or substance that makes a surface less rough
A person or machine that smooths a surface by rubbing it with rough material
A machine that uses a spinning rough wheel to make surfaces smooth and shiny
A person who applies polish to make surfaces shine
A person who smooths metal surfaces by hammering or pressing them
Compounds
How Effective
- Specialized
5
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Polisher comes from the verb polish, which in turn comes from an old Latin word polire meaning 'to make smooth'. So a polisher is 'one who makes smooth', a person or machine that rubs a surface until it shines.