emphasizer

English

Etymology

From emphasize +‎ -er.

Noun

emphasizer (plural emphasizers)

1. One who, or that which, emphasizes.
   • 2007 August 19, William Safire, “Gifts of Gab”, in The New York Times Magazine‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 5 August 2025:

     Counterintuitively, the authors are down on the use of please as an emphasizer: “ ‘Would you please remember to include me on the email whenever you respond to a customer?’ conveys a sense of exasperation.

Alternative forms

• emphasiser