clearer

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈklɪɹɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈklɪəɹə/

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• Rhymes: -ɪəɹə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: clear‧er

Etymology 1

clear (verb) +‎ -er

Noun

clearer (plural clearers)

1. Someone who or something which clears.
   • 1711 December 15 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “TUESDAY, December 4, 1711”, in The Spectator, number 239; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume III, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC:

     Gold is a wonderful clearer of the understanding.

     The spelling has been modernized.

   1. (mining) An unskilled labourer who clears away the rubbish etc.
2. A tool by which the hemp for lines and twines, used by sailmakers, is finished.

Derived terms

• land clearer

Etymology 2

clear (adjective) +‎ -er

Adjective

clearer

1. comparative form of clear: more clear

Anagrams

• reclear