applier

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noun

A person or device that applies something.

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applicantapplicator
OriginEnglish apply ← Middle English aplien ← Old French applier →
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Meanings

nounapplier (plural appliers)

plural appliers

  1. A person or device that applies something.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission

Similar
applicant
Broader
actordoerworker

nouna device for applying a substance

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applicator
Broader
device
Also see
applicantapplicator

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinapplicō
  2. Old Frenchapplier
  3. Middle Englishaplien
  4. Englishapply
  5. Englishapplier

From apply + -er.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

arippleapperil
Cite this entry
APA

applier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/applier

MLA

“applier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/applier. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “applier,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/applier.

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