nurturer

English

Etymology

From nurture +‎ -er.

Noun

nurturer (plural nurturers)

1. A person who nurtures someone or something.
   • 2011, Shehan Karunatilaka, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, Jonathan Cape, pages 194-195:

     Right then a ball is thwacked into Ari’s window leaving a spider web of cracks. Then the nurturer of grassroots street cricket runs out into the street, screaming, and confiscates the ball.