relaxer

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noun

Any agent that produces relaxation.

“Music is a good relaxer.”

OriginEnglish relax ← Middle English relaxen ← Latin relaxāre →
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Meanings

nounrelaxer (plural relaxers)

plural relaxers

  1. Any agent that produces relaxation.

    Music is a good relaxer.

  2. cosmeticsA cream or lotion that loosens curls in the hair to aid straightening.
  3. A person who relaxes.

    Are you a doer or a relaxer? If you said “some of both,” then you're right on track.

    2014, Rusty Gregory, Alan Chasen, Living Wheat-Free For Dummies, page 172

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-s-ós
  5. Latinlaxus
  6. Latinlaxō
  7. Latinrelaxāre
  8. Old Frenchrelaxer
  9. Middle Frenchrelaxer
  10. Latinrelaxāre
  11. Middle Englishrelaxen
  12. Englishrelax
  13. Englishrelaxer

From relax + -er.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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