clearer

clear·er
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UK/ˈklɪəɹə/US/ˈklɪɹɚ/US/ˈklɪəɹə(ɹ)/US/ˈkliɹə(ɹ)/

noun

Someone who or something which clears.

OriginEnglish clear ← Middle English cler ← Old French cler →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

clearer1

nounclearer (plural clearers)

plural clearers

  1. Someone who or something which clears.

    Gold is a wonderful clearer of the understanding.

    1711 December 14 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “MONDAY, December 4, 1711”, in The Spectator, number 239; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume III, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC
    1. businessAn unskilled labourer who clears away the rubbish etc.
  2. A tool by which the hemp for lines and twines, used by sailmakers, is finished.

clearer2

adjective
  1. comparativecomparative form of clear: more clear

Origin

clearer · noun

From clear (verb) + -er.

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clearer · adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kelh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kl̥h₁rós
  3. Proto-Italic*klāros
  4. Latinclārus
  5. Old Frenchcler
  6. Middle Englishcler
  7. Englishclear
  8. Englishclearer

From clear (adjective) + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with clearer

nearershearerhearersteererfearerjeererpeererspearer
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Anagrams

reclear
Cite this entry
APA

clearer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clearer

MLA

“clearer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clearer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clearer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clearer.

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