1580 T. Rogers tr. Thomas à Kempis Of Imitation of Christ iii. lxi. 262 The comfort in affliction, the expeller of sadnes, the remoouer awaie of care.

1591 R. Southwell Marie Magdalens Funeral Teares f. 48^v Where the thing remoued was remouer of it selfe.

1607 S. Hieron Spirituall Sonne-ship in Wks. (1620) I. 367 If the desirer of our saluation, and the remoouer of all hinderances to it, do yet leaue sinne behind.

1624 T. Scott Vox Regis 23 Which Court was the onely..discouerer and remoouer of all such mightie enormities.

1710 J. Swift Medit. Broom-stick 7 He sets up to be..a Remover of Grievances.

1793 W. Rowley Rational Pract. Physic II. 282 In vitiated blood, or perverted secretions or excretions, correctors of the prevailing acrimony, and removers of obstruction, are to be prescribed.

1829 J. Shipp Mem. Mil. Career (1830) III. i. 35 ‘That's what I call a moving shot.’ ‘Yes,’ replied the Captain, ‘a remover, certainly, for I see the stump of the tree is gone.’

1846 E. B. Lee tr. J. Paul Walt & Vult II. xvi. 130 Such spots upon the reputation, are like the stains of perfumed waters upon handkerchiefs, that would fade of themselves, if left without the aid of..stain-removers.

1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. III. xv. 264 Grey had discovered a benevolent remover of furniture.

1874 Maritime Monthly 3 234 He used to exhibit his wife..as an aged dame of sixty, whose marvellous freshness and youth were produced by his famous..wrinkle-remover.

1922 ‘R. Crompton’ More William (1924) x. 168 Here the removers decided that it was time for their midday repast.

1960 Times 13 Jan. 11/3 Cigarette filters made of cheese and charcoal are more effective as removers of tar from tobacco than all commercial filters now in use.

1984 S. Terkel Good War (1985) i. v. 106 When the paint didn't come out smooth, we had to take rags wet with some kind of remover and wash that paint off.

2006 A. Steffen et al. Worldchanging (2008) 48/1 Mildew removers often have pentachlorophenol, which can be fatal if swallowed.

1639 J. Shirley Maides Revenge iii. sig. E4 Sh[arkino]. A Rat, give him his bane... Ans[ilva]. Pray let me see a remover at twelve houres, and I would be loath to kill the poore thing presently.

1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets cxvi. sig. H Loue is not loue Which alters when it alteration findes, Or bends with the remouer to remoue. View more context for this quotation

1612 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 167 An hasty fortune maketh an enterpriser and remover (The French hath it better Entreprenant, or Remuaut).

a1679 M. Poole Annot. Holy Bible (1683) I. sig. P4^v/2 By the wanderers here mentioned, the Chaldeans are most certainly understood, who wandered from their own country to conquer other people, the word is variously translated, Vagrants, Travellers, Removers, [etc.].

1786 C. Vallancey Vindic. Anc. Hist. Ireland xi. 393 We find Heber and his posterity remaining still where they were, that is, in Ur of the Chaldees: So, that locally he was no..remover.

1623 C. Butler Feminine Monarchie (rev. ed.) x. sig. T4^v Hauing first placed these two stalls, the Remover that is driuen and the Receiuer, as neere as may be one to another.