heartener

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noun

One who, or that which, heartens or animates.

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Meanings

nounheartener (plural hearteners)

plural hearteners

  1. One who, or that which, heartens or animates.

    But as a coward's heartener in war, / The stirring drum, keeps lesser noise from far […]

    1613, William Browne, Britannia's Pastorals

Origin

From hearten + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

rehearten
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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