civilizer

/sˈɪvəlˌaɪzɚ/ noun

Someone or something that civilizes.

Word Origin From Latin civis 'citizen' — a civilizer is someone who makes others into citizens, bringing them into the fold of civilization. The root civis also gives us civil, civilian, civic, and city (through French). The idea is taking someone from outside the city walls and teaching them the ways of the polis.

noun Someone or something that civilizes. countable

The teacher was seen as a civilizer who introduced modern values to the community.

(名词) 文明教化者;开化者

这位老师被视为向社区引入现代价值观的文明教化者。

(sustantivo) Alguien o algo que civiliza.

La maestra era vista como una civilizadora que introdujo valores modernos a la comunidad.

(nom) civilisateur; civilisatrice [Personne ou chose qui civilise, qui apporte la civilisation ou des comportements raffinés.]

L'enseignante était considérée comme une civilizer qui avait introduit les valeurs modernes dans la communauté.

(Substantiv) Zivilisator; Kulturbringer [**Civilizer** *Substantiv* – eine Person oder Sache, die Zivilisation verbreitet oder fördert; jemand, der andere kulturell oder gesellschaftlich prägt.]

Der Lehrer galt als **Civilizer**, der moderne Werte in die Gemeinschaft einführte.

(名詞) 文明化する人またはもの。

その教師は近代的価値観を地域社会に紹介した文明化者と見なされていた。

(substantivo) civilizador [Alguém ou algo que civiliza.]

O professor era visto como um civilizador que introduziu valores modernos na comunidade.

Word parts: civil + ize + er

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