edifier C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈɛdɪˌfaɪər/ UK /ˈɛdɪfaɪə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 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... instructorimproverteacherenlightener ↔ Opposites corrupter Word family Related forms edifyedificationedifying Etymology AI details From edify (from Old French edifier, from Latin aedificāre 'to build, instruct morally') + -er. aedificāre Latin aedis Latin facere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown