Amender

/əˈmendər/ noun

Definition

A person who amends or corrects something; one who makes amendments or improvements.

Etymology

From 'amend' plus the agent suffix '-er' (one who does). This noun designates any person engaged in the act of correcting or improving something.

Kelly Says

An amender could be anyone from a legislator changing laws to an editor correcting a manuscript to a farmer improving soil quality. It's a broad term for anyone making things better through correction.

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