English

Noun

diminisher ‎(plural diminishers)

1. One who, or that which, diminishes something.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Clerke (1637) to this entry?)

   • 1801, Adam Anderson, William Combe, An historical and chronological deduction of the origin of commerce

     They were also employed in coining of our money; but were accused of being likewise great clippers or diminishers of it, although strongly recommended to our Kings by the Popes, as may be supposed, for their own ends.