APPLIER

applicator, applier

(noun) a device for applying a substance

applicant, applier

(noun) a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

applier (plural appliers)

A person who or device that applies something.

Anagrams

• apperil, aripple

Source: Wiktionary


Ap*pli"er, n.

Definition: He who, or that which, applies.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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