emphasizer

English

Etymology

From emphasize +‎ -er.

Noun

emphasizer (plural emphasizers)

1. One who, or that which, emphasizes.
   • 2007 August 19, William Safire, “Gifts of Gab”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Counterintuitively, the authors are down on the use of please as an emphasizer: “ ‘Would you please remember to include me on the email whenever you respond to a customer?’ conveys a sense of exasperation.

Alternative forms

• emphasiser