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Minimizer vs Minimizes - What's the difference?

minimizer | minimizes |

As a noun minimizer

is that which minimizes.

As a verb minimizes is

third-person singular of minimize.

minimizer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • That which minimizes

    • minimizes

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (minimize)
    • ----

    minimize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (non-Oxford British spelling)

    Verb

    (minimiz)
  • To make (something) as small or as insignificant as possible.
  • (computing, transitive, graphical user interface) To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption.
    • I didn't close anything, but I minimized all the windows so I could see the desktop.