Definition of Petrifier

1. Noun. (very rare) person or other object that petrifies, either literally or figuratively. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Petrifier

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Petrifier

petrescence
petrescent
petrichloral
petrichor
petricolous
petrifact
petrifaction
petrifactions
petrifactive
petrific
petrificate
petrificated
petrification
petrifications
petrified
petrifier (current term)
petrifiers
petrifies
petrify
petrifying
petrissage
petrissages
petro-
petro-dictator
petro-dictators
petro-dictatorship
petro-occipital
petro-occipital fissure
petro-occipital joint
petroccipital

Literary usage of Petrifier

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1882)
"... ie to act like a spoilt child; and finally pet, sb., a fit of wilfulness. petrify, to turn into stone. (F. — Gk. and L.) F. petrifier; as if from a L. ..."

2. Philomythus, an Antidote Against Credulity: A Discussion of Cardinal Newman by Edwin Abbott Abbott (1891)
"... to Newman's " parallels"—between Almighty God, reported as a petrifier of unlawfully dressed fowls, ..."

3. Complete Shorthand Manual for Self-instruction and for Use in Colleges by Alfred Day (1895)
"But wealth as the means of an idle or a voluptuous life, wealth as the fosterer of pride and the petrifier of the human heart, wealth as the iron rod with ..."

4. Human Traits and Their Social Significance by Irwin Edman (1920)
"That habit is at once the conserver and the petrifier of society has long been recognized by social philosophers. There is one habit, however, ..."

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