expandern.
/ᵻkˈspandə/, /ɛkˈspandə/, U.S. /ɪkˈspændər/, /ɛkˈspændər/ One who, or that which, expands (in senses of the verb). chest expander n. a calisthenic appliance for ‘expanding’ the chest.
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the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [noun] > one who or that which expands or enlarges
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1862 Lit. Churchm. VIII. 338/2 Nor can the animus of our ‘expanders’ [i.e. advocates of ‘Church Expansion’] be at all doubtful.
1867 R. W. Emerson Lett. & Social Aims vii. 183 Great love is the inventor and expander of the frozen powers.
1886 Freeman Greater Greece, etc. (title) George Washington, the Expander of England.
1887 Sci. Amer. 18 June 394 A tube expander has been patented for expanding the ends of boiler tubes.
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