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[ im-proo-ver ] / ɪmˈpru vər /
nouna person or thing that improves. a substance or agent added to improve a food, especially as a preservative. Origin of improverFirst recorded in 1640–50; improve + -er1 Words nearby improverimpropriety, improv, improve, improvement, improve on, improver, improvident, improvisation, improvisator, improvisatory, improvise Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for improverThe latter afterwards became a noted builder and improver of lifeboats, and was well and deservedly rewarded for his labours. Saved by the Lifeboat|R.M. Ballantyne In three months you'd be an improver, and begin to earn, and then there's no knowing where you'd stop. Prisoners of Poverty Abroad|Helen Campbell We may fairly assume the presence here of one or two, if not more, assistants, besides a pupil or improver. Antonio Stradivari|Horace William Petherick On the left of the latter stands an improver of gardens, drawn also from the life, offering a plan for that purpose. The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings|John Trusler
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