Meanings
nounreclaimer (plural reclaimers)
plural reclaimers
- One who reclaims.
The Rev. Mr. Crabb, of Hill, near Southampton, the benevolent reclaimer of the gipsies, calculates that there are in this country upwards of 18,000 of this wandering race, and in other parts of the world 700,000.
1839, The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, volume 33 - A large machine used to recover bulk material from a stockpile.
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reclaimer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reclaimer
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“reclaimer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reclaimer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reclaimer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reclaimer.
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