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whitener|ˈhwaɪt(ə)nə(r)|
[f. whiten v. + -er1.]
1. One who whitens, in any sense; spec. a person employed in bleaching or other whitening process.
1611Cotgr., Blanchisseur,..a whitener of clothes. 1637Crompton's Jurisd. 179 No tawer or whitener of skins shall remain in the forests. c1700Kennett MS. Lansd. 1033 Bleacher, a whitener or whitester of linnen. 1748Richardson Clarissa (1768) VII. lxxxiv. 291 A partial whitener of his own cause, or blackener of another's. 1881Instr. Census Clerks (1885) 45 Pin Maker..Whitener. 1895Daily News 15 Nov. 7/1 Walter Wells, a silver-plater, in the employment of Messrs. Elkington,..Frank Naylor, whitener and repairer, employed by Messrs. Elkington.
2. A thing that whitens; spec. a substance or agent used for whitening, bleaching, etc.
1686Goad Celest. Bodies i. ii. 6 Wind is a Dryer,..Frost a Cooler, Dryer, a Whitener. 1971D. Potter Brit. Eliz. Stamps ii. 22 Optical whitener is used in the making of the paper. |