"maximizer" meaning in All languages combined

See maximizer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: maximizers [plural]
Etymology: From maximize + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|maximize|er}} maximize + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} maximizer (plural maximizers)
  1. A person who or thing that maximizes.
    Sense id: en-maximizer-en-noun-5bXUORqM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37
  2. (linguistics) An amplifier that strongly intensifies the meaning, more so than a booster. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-maximizer-en-noun-Y-W2svT3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: paperclip maximizer

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "paperclip maximizer"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "maximize",
        "3": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "maximize + -er",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From maximize + -er.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maximizers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "maximizer (plural maximizers)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "63 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -er",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "63 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A person who or thing that maximizes."
      ],
      "id": "en-maximizer-en-noun-5bXUORqM",
      "links": [
        [
          "maximize",
          "maximize"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Linguistics",
          "orig": "en:Linguistics",
          "parents": [
            "Language",
            "Social sciences",
            "Communication",
            "Sciences",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An amplifier that strongly intensifies the meaning, more so than a booster."
      ],
      "id": "en-maximizer-en-noun-Y-W2svT3",
      "links": [
        [
          "linguistics",
          "linguistics"
        ],
        [
          "amplifier",
          "amplifier"
        ],
        [
          "booster",
          "booster"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(linguistics) An amplifier that strongly intensifies the meaning, more so than a booster."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "maximizer"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms suffixed with -er",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "paperclip maximizer"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "maximize",
        "3": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "maximize + -er",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From maximize + -er.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maximizers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "maximizer (plural maximizers)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A person who or thing that maximizes."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "maximize",
          "maximize"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Linguistics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An amplifier that strongly intensifies the meaning, more so than a booster."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "linguistics",
          "linguistics"
        ],
        [
          "amplifier",
          "amplifier"
        ],
        [
          "booster",
          "booster"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(linguistics) An amplifier that strongly intensifies the meaning, more so than a booster."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "maximizer"
}

Download raw JSONL data for maximizer meaning in All languages combined (1.1kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-13 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-01 using wiktextract (4ba5975 and 4ed51a5). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.