conditioner

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English condition

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English conditioner

From condition + -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kənˈdɪʃənə/, [kənˈdɪʃnə]

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /kənˈdɪʃənɚ/, [kənˈdɪʃnɚ]
• (Australia) IPA^(key): /kənˈdɪʃənə/, [kənˈdɪʃnə]

Noun

conditioner (countable and uncountable, plural conditioners)

1. (countable) Anything that improves the condition of something. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
2. (countable, uncountable) Hair conditioner.
3. (countable, uncountable) Fabric conditioner; fabric softener.
4. (countable) Someone who trains athletes or racehorses.
5. (countable) An agricultural machine that crimps and crushes newly cut hay to promote faster and more even drying.

Derived terms

• air conditioner
• fabric conditioner
• hair conditioner
• mower-conditioner
• preconditioner
• water conditioner

Translations

anything that improves the condition of something

• French: conditionneur (fr) m
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Konditionierer m, Verbesserer (de) m, Aufbereiter m
• Russian: кондиционе́р (ru) m (kondicionér)
• Spanish: acondicionador (es) m, condicionador m, condicionante m

hair conditioner — see hair conditioner

fabric softener — see fabric softener

someone who trains athletes

• French: entraîneur (fr) m

Anagrams

• recondition

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English conditioner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔnˈdɪ.ʃə.nər/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: con‧di‧ti‧o‧ner

Noun

conditioner m (plural conditioners, no diminutive)

1. hair conditioner

   Coordinate terms: shampoo, crèmespoeling