"maximizer" meaning in English

See maximizer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: maximizers [plural]
Etymology: From maximize + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|maximize|-er|text=+|tree=1}} From maximize + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} maximizer (plural maximizers)
  1. A person who or thing that maximizes.
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  2. (linguistics) An amplifier that strongly intensifies the meaning, more so than a booster.
    Sense id: en-maximizer-en-noun-Y-W2svT3 Categories (other): Linguistics, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 45 55 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: paperclip maximizer

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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