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VULGARIZER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who makes something attractive to the general public

Synonyms:

populariser; popularizer; vulgariser; vulgarizer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("vulgarizer" is a kind of...):

communicator (a person who communicates with others)

Derivation:

vulgarize (cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who makes something vulgar

Synonyms:

vulgariser; vulgarizer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("vulgarizer" is a kind of...):

debaser; degrader (a person who lowers the quality or character or value (as by adding cheaper metal to coins))

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