quickener

English

Etymology

From Middle English quykener, equivalent to quicken +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɪkənə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɪkənɚ/

Noun

quickener (plural quickeners)

1. One who, or that which, quickens, hastens, or speeds up an object or action.
2. That which gives life, animates, or nourishes.
   • 1922, “The Seven against Thebes”, in Geoffrey Montagu Cookson, transl., Four Plays of Aeschylus, page 124:

     Where, through the deep, rich soil enwound,
     The waters of Dirce flow?
     Nourisher she of man and mead,
     Quencher of thirst and quickener of seed;

Synonyms

• (that which quickens): catalyst

Related terms

• quick
• quicken
• quickly

Translations

one who, or that which, quickens

that which gives life, animates, or nourishes

Anagrams

• requicken