nurturer

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English

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Etymology

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From nurture +‎ -er.

Noun

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nurturer (plural nurturers)

  1. A person who nurtures someone or something.
    • 2011, Shehan Karunatilaka, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, Jonathan Cape, pages 194-195:
      Right then a ball is thwacked into Ari’s window leaving a spider web of cracks. Then the nurturer of grassroots street cricket runs out into the street, screaming, and confiscates the ball.
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