edifier

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈɛdɪˌfaɪər/ UK /ˈɛdɪfaɪə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a person or thing that instructs or improves morally or intellectually

Such uplifting tales served as edifiers for the young readers.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person or thing that... instructor improver teacherenlightener

Opposites

corrupter

Word family

Related forms edify edification edifying

Etymology

From edify (from Old French edifier, from Latin aedificāre 'to build, instruct morally') + -er.

aedificāre Latin aedis Latin facere Latin

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# edifier

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɛdɪˌfaɪər/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɛdɪfaɪə/

## Meanings
1. a person or thing that instructs or improves morally or intellectually

## Examples
- Such uplifting tales served as edifiers for the young readers.

## Synonyms
- instructor
- improver
- teacher
- enlightener

## Antonyms
- corrupter

## Related Forms
- edify
- edification
- edifying

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: aedificāre
- Root: aedis
- Root: facere

## Etymology
From edify (from Old French edifier, from Latin aedificāre 'to build, instruct morally') + -er.

## AI Etymology
Edifier comes from edify (from Old French edifier, from Latin aedificāre 'to build, instruct morally') + -er. The etymological trail includes Latin aedificāre, Latin aedis, and Latin facere. As a noun, edifier names a person or thing that instructs or improves morally or intellectually. The same family is visible in related forms such as edify, edification, and edifying. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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