# concreter

Pronunciation: US say "kon-KREET-er" /ˌkɑnˈkɹiːtɚ/; UK say "KON-kreet-er" /ˈkɒnkɹiːtə/

## Noun

1. A tradesperson who places, finishes, and smooths wet concrete on building sites.
   - Simple: A worker whose job is pouring and finishing wet concrete.
   - _The concreter leveled the slab before the surface began to set._
   - _Experienced concreters know how to finish a floor before it hardens._

## Adjective

2. Comparative form of concrete. Rare; more concrete is the usual comparative. — comparative form of concrete: more concrete
   - Simple: Comparative form of concrete. This form is rare, and most people say more concrete instead.

## Noun

3. An apparatus that concentrates sugar syrup by boiling off its water content. *(dated)*
   - Simple: A machine that boils sugar syrup to remove water and make it thicker.
   - _The refinery's concreter reduced the syrup until it was nearly crystallizing._
   - _Steam from the concreter filled the boiling house each harvest season._

## Origin

**Meaning 1** — Formed from the noun "concrete" with the suffix "-er".
**Meaning 3** — Formed from the verb "concrete" with the suffix "-er".
**Meaning 2** — Formed from the adjective "concrete" with the suffix "-er".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/concreter (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).