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/im prooh"veuhr/, n.1. a person or thing that improves.2. a substance or agent added to improve a food, esp. as a preservative.[1640-50; IMPROVE + -ER1]
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Improver — Im*prov er, n. One who, or that which, improves. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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improver — improve ► VERB 1) make or become better. 2) (improve on/upon) achieve or produce something better than. 3) (improving) giving moral or intellectual benefit. DERIVATIVES improvability noun improvable adjective improver … English terms dictionary
Improver v Remington — Improver Corporation v Remington Consumer Product Limited [1990] F.S.R. 181 is a leading United Kingdom case on patent infringement, particularly in relation to how to establish what specifically a patent covers. The Catnic DecisionThe earlier… … Wikipedia
improver horse — /ɪmˈpruvə ˌhɔs/ (say im proohvuh .haws) noun a horse eligible to run in an improver handicap. Also, improver class horse …
improver handicap — /ɪmˈpruvə ˌhændikæp/ (say im proohvuh .handeekap) noun a restricted race for horses which are specified as being in the improver class in accordance with the rules operating in each state in Australia …
improver — noun see improve … New Collegiate Dictionary
improver — noun a) Something that, or someone who, improves b) A substance added to cause improvement (especially to a foodstuff) … Wiktionary
improver — im prov·er || ɪm pruËvÉ™(r) n. one who improves, one who makes better; one who makes land more valuable by cultivation or construction … English contemporary dictionary
