clearer
nounUK /ˈklɪəɹə/ · US /ˈklɪɹɚ/
Etymology From clear (verb) + -er.
1
Someone who or something which clears.
- Gold is a wonderful clearer of the understanding.1711 December 14 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “MONDAY, December 4, 1711”, in The Spectator, number 239; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume III, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC:
3
A tool by which the hemp for lines and twines, used by sailmakers, is finished.
- Derived terms
- land clearer