minimizer

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minimizer

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From minimize + -er. In the linguistics sense, coined by American linguist Dwight Bolinger in 1972.

noun minimizers

That which minimizes.
A word or phrase referring to a very small quantity of something, used to reinforce a negative sentence.

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"minimizer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/minimizer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"minimizer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/minimizer.

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@misc{minimizer_2026,
  title = {minimizer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/minimizer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}