economizer C2+ Topic:Energy & Industry US /ɪˈkɑnəˌmaɪzɚ/ UK /ɪˈkɒnəˌmaɪzə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a device that saves energy or fuel, especially in a boiler The economizer recovers waste heat from the flue gases. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a device that saves energy... economisersaverpreheater ↔ Opposites wasterspendthrift Word family Related forms economizeeconomyeconomical Etymology AI details From economize (from economy + -ize) + -er. oikonomía Ancient Greek oîkos Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Energy & Industry Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # economizer **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪˈkɑnəˌmaɪzɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪˈkɒnəˌmaɪzə/ ## Meanings 1. a device that saves energy or fuel, especially in a boiler ## Examples - The economizer recovers waste heat from the flue gases. ## Synonyms - economiser - saver - preheater ## Antonyms - waster - spendthrift ## Related Forms - economize - economy - economical ## Roots and Affixes - Root: oikonomía - Root: oîkos ## Etymology From economize (from economy + -ize) + -er. ## AI Etymology Economizer is from economize (from economy + -ize) + -er. The ancestry passes through Ancient Greek oikonomía and Ancient Greek oîkos. The suffix -ize forms a verb meaning to make, render, or treat in the manner of the base, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as a noun, it means "a device that saves energy or fuel, especially in a boiler", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include economize, economy, and economical. ## Topics - Energy & Industry - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown