Something that blackens or darkens, or a person who blackens something.
From 'blacken' (verb, to make black) + '-er' (agentive suffix). A straightforward word formation indicating something that performs the action of blackening.
The word 'blackener' appears most often in historical and industrial contexts—like coal blackeners or soot-covered chimney sweeps—capturing a grimier era before modern cleaning products.
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