renewer
- noun
- /rɪˈnuːər/
- As you saw in the film, New Haven's urban renewers were modernizers.
Examples
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Representative of these is George Bowering, who asserts: "Some readers have gone a little too far in their view of James as redeemer and renewer."
Academic text (2005) -
There was a particular mission, and he appointed himself its guardian, its renewer, its revolutionary, its transformer, and so on; he played a particular role.
Academic text (1998) -
If at renewal time, the renewer's name comes up on a database, that visa or passport is not renewed until an explanation is provided.
Blog text (18) -
Rhoda a turn to the founder, Ebrah, who was one of the renewers of the Lost Walks process.
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All yay for music, though—renewer of
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The city hired a renewer to improve the abandoned neighborhoods and bring them back to life.
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She was recognized as a significant renewer of interest in traditional crafts through her workshops.
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As a renewer of old furniture, he transformed worn-out chairs into stunning pieces for modern homes.
Synonyms
A person or thing that makes people and things seem young and full of energy
A person or device that makes things look new again
A person who starts a company or organization again after it closed
A person or thing that gives new energy, for example to a team
A person or tool that rebuilds things to look and work as before
A person who makes something again by copying or restoring the original
A person or company that fixes and improves old buildings and places for new use
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Renewer comes from the parts re- meaning 'again' and new meaning 'new', with the ending -er that names a person or thing. So a renewer is someone or something that makes something 'new again' or extends its life.