nurturer

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noun

A person who nurtures someone or something.

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Meanings

nounnurturer (plural nurturers)

plural nurturers

  1. A person who nurtures someone or something.

    Right then a ball is thwacked into Ari’s window leaving a spider web of cracks. Then the nurturer of grassroots street cricket runs out into the street, screaming, and confiscates the ball.

    2011, Shehan Karunatilaka, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, Jonathan Cape, pages 194-195

Origin

From nurture + -er.

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APA

nurturer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nurturer

MLA

“nurturer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nurturer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nurturer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nurturer.

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