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updater

noun

One who, or that which, updates.

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Meanings

nounupdater (plural updaters)

plural updaters

One who, or that which, updates.
My friend Lizzie, who is an actual poet, is a terrific, prolific updater.
2009 February 15, Virginia Heffernan, “Being There”, in New York Times

Origin

From update + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with updater

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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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