burnisher

[ bur-ni-sher ]

noun

1. a person who burnishes.
2. a tool, usually with a smooth, slightly convex head, used for polishing, as in dentistry.

Word History and Origins

Origin of burnisher¹

First recorded in 1400–50, burnisher is from the late Middle English word burnessher. See burnish, -er ²

Example Sentences

When I was older, he brought home presstype, sheets of alphabets in different fonts that you would transfer to illustration board by rubbing the waxy paper with a burnisher until the letter stuck.

From Salon

Then along comes Biden the aggrandizer and burnisher of his own image.

From Slate

The lone Indonesian in the group, Zainal Abidin, 50, a burnisher at a furniture workshop in South Sumatra Province, sought a review from the Supreme Court in 2005 after getting a death sentence for trafficking 129 pounds of marijuana.

From New York Times

But how about a brayer, burnisher, dry point scriber or zinc plate?

From Seattle Times

But how about a brayer, burnisher, dry point scriber or zinc plate?

From Seattle Times