strengthener

English

Etymology

strengthen +‎ -er

Noun

strengthener (plural strengtheners)

1. One who, or that which, gives or adds strength.
   • a. 1700 (date written), William Temple, “Of Health and Long-life”, in Miscellanea. The Third Part. [...], London: […] Jonathan Swift, […] Benjamin Tooke, […], published 1701, →OCLC, page 179:

     Garlick is of great Virtue in all Cholicks , a great Strengthener of the Stomach upon Decays of Appetite , or Indigestion

Anagrams

• restrengthen