SHORTENER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Any agent that shortens

Example:

alcohol is a great shortener of life

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

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

agent (an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect)

Derivation:

shorten (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements)

shorten (make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration)

shorten (make short or shorter)