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♻️ Material recovery 🌱 Land restoration
reclaimer

reclaimer

6.0
An organization that makes land usable again by draining and filling it
  • noun
  • /rɪˈkleɪmər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : recuperador de tierras
  • A reclaimer was responsible for converting the flooded fields into productive farmland.

Examples

  • Environmental groups praised the work of the reclaimer in restoring the wetlands.

  • The city hired a reclaimer to transform the old industrial site into a public park.

  • The reclaimer worked hard to restore the wetlands.

  • Many reclaimers focus on environmental sustainability.

  • The city hired a reclaimer to transform the old industrial site into a public park.

  • A reclaimer was crucial in converting the flooded fields into productive farmland.

  • Environmental groups praised the reclaimer for its efforts in restoring the wetlands.

Antonyms

destroyer
39 5.5

A person or thing that causes great damage

Surface Forms

reclaimer singular
reclaimers plural

Morphology

reclaimer = reclaim (opaque) = re + claim + er

This is a standard '-er' agent noun built directly from the verb 'reclaim'.

Etymology

Reclaimer comes from re- 'again' and claim 'to take as yours', so to 'reclaim' can mean taking land or water back and making it useful. That's why a reclaimer is someone or a company that restores land or drains water so people can use it again.