enlarger

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English enlarge Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English enlarger From enlarge + -er.

1. Any device that makes something bigger, or makes it appear bigger.

   “a penis enlarger”

2. An optical device used to make enlarged prints from a photographic negative
3. One who enlarges.

   “EUGE´NIUS, who was bishop of Toledo from a. d. 646 to 657, is mentioned under Dracontius as the editor and enlarger of the work by Dracontius upon the Creation.”

   “In like manner the original book closes, at xxix. 1, with a subscription; and a few additional chapters follow, added by the enlarger of the book.”