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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current;

2. a person who corrects or sets right;
- Example: "a rectifier of prejudices"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Rectifier \Rec"ti*fi`er\ (r?k"t?*f?`?r), n.
   1. One who, or that which, rectifies.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Specifically:
      (a) (Naut.) An instrument used for determining and
          rectifying the variations of the compass on board
          ship.
      (b) (Chem.) A rectificator.
          [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

rectifier
    n 1: electrical device that transforms alternating into direct
         current
    2: a person who corrects or sets right; "a rectifier of
       prejudices"