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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms;
[syn: humanitarian, do-gooder, improver]

2. a component that is added to something to improve it;
- Example: "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"
- Example: "the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor"
[syn: addition, add-on, improver]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Improver \Im*prov"er\, n. One who, or that which, improves. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

improver n 1: someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms [syn: humanitarian, do-gooder, improver] 2: a component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor" [syn: addition, add-on, improver]