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Retarder vs Rewarder - What's the difference?

retarder | rewarder |

As nouns the difference between retarder and rewarder

is that retarder is something which retards or slows while rewarder is one who rewards.

retarder

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something which retards or slows.
    • The substance acted as a retarder to the chemical reaction because it radically changed the pH.

    Synonyms

    * (something which retards or slows) bottleneck, inhibitor, retardant, limiter

    Antonyms

    * (something which retards or slows) accelerant, promoter, quickener ----

    rewarder

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who rewards.

    • References

    * English agent nouns