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reviver

reviver

1 6.0
Someone who brings old ideas or items back into use and popularity
  • noun
  • /rɪˈvaɪvər/
translation icon : revividor

Yeah, and the crop reviver, which is ball toning spray.

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Examples

  • A reviver should be found.

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  • Well-constructed drinks for our party (probably the best in DC) included a Corpse Reviver #2, a Nevada (on the rocks in a Collins glass).

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  • The artist was celebrated as a reviver of traditional painting techniques, bringing them back into popular use.

  • A new park project acted as a reviver for the neighborhood, sparking interest and activities among locals.

  • Her innovative ideas served as a reviver for the struggling fashion industry, restoring its former glory.

Synonyms

rejuvenator
vsreviver
2 6.9

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

aims at bringing back use or popularity rather than bodily renewal
revivifier
vsreviver
1 9.9

A person or thing that brings something back to life and success

covers bringing back use or popularity as well as activity
regenerator
vsreviver
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A person or device that makes things look new again

focuses on bringing back use or popularity rather than physical renewal
resurrectionist
vsreviver
9.1

A person who brings back old things or ideas so people can use them again

means the same and covers bringing back use or popularity broadly
revitalizer
vsreviver
  • US
5.1

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

focuses more on bringing back use or popularity than added vigor
reconstructor
vsreviver
7.1

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

focuses on bringing back use or popularity rather than structural rebuilding

How Effective

restorer
6 5.0
reviver
1 6.0
catalyst
55 5.0
to spark
154 3.4

Surface Forms

reviver singular
revivers plural

Morphology

reviver = revive (transparent) = revive + er

Clear agentive formation from the verb 'revive' with the productive suffix '-er', meaning 'one who revives'.

Etymology

Reviver comes from the prefix re- 'again' and the root viv- 'to live', the same root behind words like alive and survive. So a reviver is a person or thing that makes something 'live' again or brings it back to use or popularity.