"doer-upper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: doer-uppers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} doer-upper (plural doer-uppers)
  1. Alternative form of doer-upperer Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: doer-upperer
    Sense id: en-doer-upper-en-noun-QcjkL67u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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