English

Etymology

remove +‎ -er

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈmuːvə/
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  • (US) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈmuːvɚ/

Noun

remover (plural removers)

  1. Agent noun of remove; one who, or that which, removes.
    We had to take my little brother to the hospital when he swallowed some of my sister's nail-polish remover.
  2. (obsolete) An agitator.

Derived terms

Old French

Verb

remover

  1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of removoir

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese remover, from Latin removēre (to remove).

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: re‧mo‧ver

Verb

remover (first-person singular present removo, first-person singular preterite removi, past participle removido)

  1. to remove

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin removēre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /remoˈbeɾ/ [re.moˈβ̞eɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧mo‧ver

Verb

remover (first-person singular present remuevo, first-person singular preterite removí, past participle removido)

  1. to stir (a liquid)
    Synonym: revolver
  2. to remove, to take away, to move
    Synonym: quitar
  3. to dismiss
  4. to disturb, to upset

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