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sweetener.

Something added to food to sweeten its taste, especially an artificial substitute for sugar.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Something added to food to sweeten its taste, especially an artificial substitute for sugar.

  2. Something given or added to a deal to sweeten another's attitude, especially a bribe or kickback.

    informal
  3. A shill bidder at an auction.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English sweeten Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English sweetener From sweeten + -er (agent suffix).

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