concoctorn.
/kənˈkɒktə/, /kəŋˈkɒktə/, U.S. /kənˈkɑktər/ One who, or that which, concocts.† 1. A digester; a promoter of digestion. Obsolete.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > preparations treating or preventing specific ailments > [noun] > for indigestion
stomachical1657
antacid1699
peptic1703
pepastic1706
gripe water1728
stomachic1733
concoctor1764
griper1766
stomatic1842
gripe mixture1891
peptonizer1893
1764 Charac. in Ann. Reg. 68/2 Taking care to add a good deal of pepper and spices by way of concoctors.
2. One who compounds, or prepares from various ingredients.
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the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [noun] > preparation of something for use > from a number of ingredients > one who
concocter1642
commenter1645
concoctor1837
1837 T. Hood in Comic Ann. 89 Well, Doctor, Great concoctor Of medicines to help in man's distress.
3. One who devises, or makes up (a scheme, etc.).
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the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > invention, devising > [noun] > one who contrives or invents
upfinder1430
weaverc1430
engineer?a1513
deviser1523
inventor1555
artificer1569
setter1600
contrivera1652
concoctor1843
1843 Peter Parley's Ann. 361 The three concoctors sat down to arrange the order of the proceedings.
1872 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David III. Ps. lxiv. 6 Inventors and concoctors of evil.
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