REMOVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does remover mean? 

• REMOVER (noun)
  The noun REMOVER has 2 senses:

1. a solvent that removes a substance (usually from a surface)

2. someone who works for a company that moves furniture

  Familiarity information: REMOVER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REMOVER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A solvent that removes a substance (usually from a surface)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Context example:

hair remover

Hypernyms ("remover" is a kind of...):

dissolvent; dissolver; dissolving agent; resolvent; solvent (a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances)

Derivation:

remove (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who works for a company that moves furniture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("remover" is a kind of...):

mover (workman employed by a moving company)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

 Context examples 

These include: • Oven and drain cleaners • Laundry powder • Floor polish • Paint thinners, strippers and removers • Pesticides • Grease and rust removers • Motor oil and fuel additives • Arts and craft supplies

(Household Products, Environmental Protection Agency)

In industry, acetone is used in some plastics, fibers, medicines, household cleaners, glues, and nail polish removers.

(Acetone, NCI Dictionary)

Methylene chloride is primarily used as a solvent in paint removers, but is also used in aerosol formulations, as a solvent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, as a degreasing agent, in electronics manufacturing and as an ethane foam blowing agent.

(Methylene Chloride, NCI Thesaurus)