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Curber vs Curer - What's the difference?

curber | curer |

As nouns the difference between curber and curer

is that curber is someone or something which curbs while curer is a healer.

curber

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone or something which curbs.
  • *1902 , William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience , Folio Society 2008, p. 282:
  • *:they required him as a safeguard against the demon and a curber of other people's crimes.
  • A type of thief who used a ‘curb’ or hooked pole to steal things through open windows.
  • *1977 , Gãmini Salgãdo, The Elizabethan Underworld , Folio Society 2006, p. 33:
  • *:Night was the natural time for the curber ’s activities and striking up an acquaitance with a serving maid was an invaluable way of getting a window left open or learning the exact layout of the rooms in the house.

    • curer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A healer.
  • A person who, or device which preserves food by curing.

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