increaser

noun

in·​creas·​er

-sə(r)

plural -s

: one that increases: such as

a

: an agent that causes something to increase

these increasers of public turmoil

b

archaic : one that promotes or furthers something (as a cause, a group)

c

: a plant or animal that tends to multiply freely

several of the new glads proved to be excellent increasers

d

: a coupling for joining a pipe to another of larger diameter

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