perfectionern.
/pəˈfɛkʃn̩ə/, U.S. /pərˈfɛkʃənər/ rare.† 1. As a malapropism for confectioner n. Obsolete.
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1851 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin in National Era 13 Nov. 181/2 ‘I aint afraid to put my cake, nor pies nother, 'long side no perfectioner's.’ ‘Confectioner's, Chloe.’ ‘Law sakes, missis! taint no odds—words is so curis, can't never get 'em right!’
2. A person who or thing which brings something to perfection.
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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [noun] > one who or that which perfects
perfector1578
sublimera1631
finish1779
perfectionizer1841
perfectionatora1849
perfectioner1879
1879 Atlantic Monthly June 711/2 Finisseur, a finisher or perfectioner.
1883 R. N. Cust Sketch Mod. Langs. Afr. I. i. 19 Language has been the handmaid of Religion, and Religion the herald, instrument, and perfectioner of Civilization.
1951 R. A. Hall Short Hist. Ital. Lit. ii. 17 Bernart de Ventadorn, the perfectioner of the doctrine of courtly love in verse.
1986 C. Johnson in N. Y. Kly Black Bk. (1993) Epil. 79 The perfectioners and sellers of the Afro-American musical heritage.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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