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- noun
person or otherobject thatpetrifies , either literally or figuratively.
Etymologies
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to petrify + -er
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Examples
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That habit is at once the conserver and the petrifier of society has long been recognized by social philosophers.
Human Traits and their Social Significance Irwin Edman
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Caste, "the great petrifier," we are again told, is the real cause of the stagnation that everywhere abounds.
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The sea-wizard yielded to the petrifier, and "could no more," as the poets say.
Love Me Little, Love Me Long Charles Reade 1849
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