waxer

waxer
Ⅰ.
wax [1] NOUN 1) beeswax. 2) a soft solid oily substance that melts easily, used for making candles or polishes.
VERB 1) polish or treat with wax. 2) remove hair from (a part of the body) by applying wax and then peeling it off with the hairs. 3) informal make a recording of.
DERIVATIVES waxer noun.
ORIGIN Old English.
Ⅱ.
wax [2] VERB 1) (of the moon) have a progressively larger part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to increase in size. 2) literary become larger or stronger. 3) speak or write in the specified manner: they waxed lyrical about the old days.
ORIGIN Old English.

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