Etymology

quickener

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Today it means: One who, or that which, quickens, hastens, or speeds up an object or action. Full definition →

Middle English quykener
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromquykener
  2. English todayquickener

From Middle English quykener, equivalent to quicken + -er.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.