applier

noun

a device for applying a substance

a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission

Roots

adap- · Latin · to, toward plicarepli- · Latin · to fold, apply arius-er · Latin · agent, one who

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The word applier breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: ap-, from Latin ad (“to, toward”); pli, from Latin plicare (“to fold, apply”); and -er, from Latin arius (“agent, one who”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.