Perfecter

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A role or object that improves or refines a thing to make it flawless signifies the importance of quality enhancement in any endeavor
2. An individual or tool that elevates something's quality to its finest degree demonstrates the value of perfection in various tasks
3. A person or device dedicated to making something flawless emphasizes the significance of achieving the highest standards in performance

Etymology: "Perfecter" is a plain formation: the adjective "perfect" with the agentive suffix "-er", meaning one who perfects. The suffix has a longer history than the word it sits on. It descends from a Proto-Indo-European root, passed through Proto-Germanic, and reached Old English as a suffix in the "-ere" and "-ra" forms, becoming the familiar "-er" of Middle English. Meanwhile "perfect" itself came into English from Latin "perfectus", the past participle of "perficere", meaning "to finish thoroughly" or "to complete." The suffix's own route is a detour through Latin. Its Latin form "-arius" travelled into Old French as "-ier", which Middle English took over, and that same "-ere" ending is what ended up attached to English words. So the "-er" in "perfecter" is a single ending that arrived in English twice, once inherited from Germanic and once borrowed through French.

Synonyms: improver, finisher, refiner, enhancer, developer

Antonyms: spoiler, ruiner, damager, destroyer, corruptor