civilizer
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- noun
- /ˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzər/
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civilizador
- From the Phoenicians to Jesus Christ, he wrote, the "Semitic" was the original civilizer, developer, and intermediator.
Examples
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Never in modern times has the world been in greater need of this gentle civilizer.
Academic text (2002) -
The distinguished Finnish international lawyer Martti Koskenniemi has entitled his latest book, on the rise and fall of international law, The Gentle Civilizer of Nations, a phrase taken from George Kennan.
Academic text (2002) -
I wonder if the silly characterization of Nevsky as a heroic bulwark against the dastardly Mongols is the product of subtly racist history in which "whites" are civilizers?
Blog text (12) -
Throughout history, the great philosophers have often been seen as civilizers, guiding society towards enlightenment and progress.
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In her role as a teacher, she viewed herself not just as an educator but as a civilizer, helping her students develop critical thinking skills.
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Many consider inventors like Thomas Edison to be civilizers, as their innovations greatly improved the quality of life for society.
Synonyms
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A person who brings new ideas or tools to update how a place works
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A person or thing that helps make something better
Antonyms
- Slur
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8.1
A person from a tribe outside a major civilization often thought to be uncivilized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Civilizer comes from an old Latin word civis meaning 'citizen' and shares the same root as civil and civilization, while the verb civilize is about bringing city ways like rules, schools, and polite manners to a place. So a civilizer is a person who tries to make a society more organized and polite.