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GALVANISER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does galvaniser mean?
• GALVANISER (noun)
The noun GALVANISER has 2 senses:
1. a skilled worker who coats iron or steel with zinc
2. a leader who stimulates and excites people to action
Familiarity information: GALVANISER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A skilled worker who coats iron or steel with zinc
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
galvaniser; galvanizer
Hypernyms ("galvaniser" is a kind of...):
skilled worker; skilled workman; trained worker (a worker who has acquired special skills)
Derivation:
galvanise (cover with zinc)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A leader who stimulates and excites people to action
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
galvaniser; galvanizer; inspirer
Hypernyms ("galvaniser" is a kind of...):
leader (a person who rules or guides or inspires others)
Derivation:
galvanise (cover with zinc)
galvanise (to stimulate to action)
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