diˈminisher rare.
[f. as prec. + -er1.]
One who or that which diminishes or lessens.
| 1601 Weever Mirr. Mart. A vij, This paynted wether⁓cocke, Arts diminisher, With cowardize beginneth to empeach me. 1637 Clarke Serm. 241 (L.) The diminisher of regal, but the demolisher of episcopal authority. |