lowerern.
/ˈləʊ(ə)rə/, U.S. /ˈloʊ(ə)rər/ A person who or thing which lowers something.
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1815 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 18 Nov. 212/2 To those Noble Lords and Lay and Reverend Gentlemen, whose names have appeared..as lowerers of their rents.
1832 A. M. Hall Buccaneer II. xiii. 246 Ridicule..is a wonderful lowerer of the consequence of even a serving-man.
1907 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 28 Sept. 836/2 Alcohol is essentially a lowerer of cerebral function.
1932 Times 18 July 7/6 All ordinary seamen took their night watches at sea as lookouts and sea-boat lowerers.
1983 Pop. Mech. Mar. 150/3 Electric decklid raiser and lowerer.
2005 C. Guttersen Sonoma Diet i. 82 Oatmeal is..an effective cholesterol lowerer, digestion slower, and energy booster.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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