"electrifier" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: electrifiers [plural]
Etymology: From electrify + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|electrify|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} From electrify + -er., {{ety|en|:af|electrify|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric English -fy English electrify Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Proto-Italic *-āsijos Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere ▲ Latin -ārius Old French -ierbor. Middle English -er English -er English electrifier From electrify + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} electrifier (plural electrifiers)
  1. Anything that, or anyone who, electrifies or startles.

Inflected forms

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