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renewer

renewer

4.1
A person or thing that makes things new again and makes them last longer
  • noun
  • /rɪˈnuːər/
translation icon : renovador
  • As you saw in the film, New Haven's urban renewers were modernizers.

Examples

  • 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.

  • All yay for music, though—renewer of

    Blog text (14)
  • The city hired a renewer to improve the abandoned neighborhoods and bring them back to life.

  • She was recognized as a significant renewer of interest in traditional crafts through her workshops.

  • As a renewer of old furniture, he transformed worn-out chairs into stunning pieces for modern homes.

Synonyms

rejuvenator
vsrenewer
2 6.9

A person or thing that makes people and things seem young and full of energy

aims to make things new again or prolong their valid use instead
regenerator
vsrenewer
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A person or device that makes things look new again

is more general making things new or extending their validity
refounder
vsrenewer
1 7.7

A person who starts a company or organization again after it closed

applies to making things new or prolonging validity not re-founding institutions
revitalizer
vsrenewer
  • US
5.1

A person or thing that gives new energy, for example to a team

focuses on renewing or extending use or validity rather than energy
reconstructor
vsrenewer
7.1

A person or tool that rebuilds things to look and work as before

covers renewing or extending duration rather than focused rebuilding
recreator
vsrenewer
7.5

A person who makes something again by copying or restoring the original

tends to mean making anew or prolonging use rather than copying
redeveloper
vsrenewer
5.1

A person or company that fixes and improves old buildings and places for new use

focuses on making something new again or extending its life not repurposing

Antonyms

39 5.5

A person or thing that causes great damage

How Effective

restorer
6 5.0
renewer
4.1
repairer
1 3.0
mender
1 3.2

Surface Forms

renewer singular
renewers plural

Morphology

renewer = renew (transparent) = re + new + renew + er

The suffix '-er' transparently forms an agent or instrument noun meaning a person or thing that renews.

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.