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Webster 1913 Edition
Corrector
Cor-rect′or
(k?r-r?kt′?r)
, Noun.
[L.]
One who, or that which, corrects;
as, a
. corrector
of abuses; a corrector
of the press; an alkali is a corrector
of acidsWebster 1828 Edition
Corrector
CORRECTOR
,Noun.
1.
One who corrects; one who amends faults, retrenches error, and renders conformable to truth or propriety, or to any standard; as a corrector of the press; a corrector of abuses.2.
One who punishes for correction; one who amends or reforms by chastisement, reproof or instruction.3.
That which corrects; that which abates or removes what is noxious or inconvenient; an ingredient in a composition which abates or counteracts the force of another; as, an alkali is a corrector of acids.Turpentine is a corrector of quicksilver.