different between relaxer vs conditioner

English

Etymology

relax +? -er.

Noun

relaxer (plural relaxers)

1. Any agent that produces relaxation.

   Music is a good relaxer.

2. A person who relaxes.
   • 2014, Rusty Gregory, Alan Chasen, Living Wheat-Free For Dummies (page 172)

     Are you a doer or a relaxer? If you said “some of both,” then you're right on track.

Related terms

• relaxant
• relaxation

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin relax?re, present active infinitive of relax?. Cognate with Spanish relajar. See also Old French relaisser.

Verb

relaxer

1. (law) to discharge
2. (reflexive) to relax

Conjugation

Derived terms

• se relaxer

Related terms

• laisser

Further reading

• “relaxer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

relaxer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of relax?

Old French

Verb

relaxer

1. Alternative form of relaschier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

English

Etymology

condition +? -er

Pronunciation

Noun

conditioner (plural conditioners)

1. anything that improves the condition of something
2. hair conditioner
3. fabric conditioner, fabric softener
4. someone who trains athletes or racehorses
5. An agricultural machine that crimps and crushes newly cut hay to promote faster and more even drying.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• recondition