noun
1. a skilled worker who coats iron or steel with zinc
• Syn: ↑galvanizer
• Derivationally related forms: ↑galvanise, ↑galvanize (for: ↑galvanizer)
• Hypernyms: ↑skilled worker, ↑trained worker, ↑skilled workman
2. a leader who stimulates and excites people to action
• Syn: ↑galvanizer, ↑inspirer
• Derivationally related forms: ↑inspire (for: ↑inspirer), ↑galvanise, ↑galvanize (for: ↑galvanizer)
• Hypernyms: ↑leader
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galˈvanizer or galˈvaniser noun
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Main Entry: ↑galvanism
Useful english dictionary. 2012.