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  • noun Someone or something who wakes people up.

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Examples

  • I find that the best waker-upper is water with lemon zest and lemon juice.

    Rinnavation Lisa Rinna 2009

  • I find that the best waker-upper is water with lemon zest and lemon juice.

    Rinnavation Lisa Rinna 2009

  • Now, that was a better waker-upper than a triple jolt of java.

    The Answer to Health Care is a "Crime" 2007

  • This sleek dock/speaker system/waker-upper looks like a modern take on those twin-belled alarm clocks of yesteryear.

    Wake up in retro style 2007

  • Wiping out such a catastrophic amount of asset valuation from the American account was the ideal waker-upper' for a people become overconfident about the non-stupidness of their political process.

    "Being a former President does not give one a unique privilege to invent information..." Ann Althouse 2006

  • Dean recovered strongly from his Iowa waker-upper.

    January 2004 2004

  • The bean-to-cup system means you're getting freshly ground coffee each time and there's levels you can set as to whether you want a mild coffee, a waker-upper or some rocket fuel.

    Pocket-lint Lucie Clay 2010

  • The bean-to-cup system means you're getting freshly ground coffee each time and there's levels you can set as to whether you want a mild coffee, a waker-upper or some rocket fuel.

    Pocket-lint 2010

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