warmer-upper
[ wawr-mer-uhp-er ]
/ ˈwɔr mərˈʌp ər /
noun Informal.
something that provides one with invigorating warmth: Hot soup is a good warmer-upper after skiing.
something that serves to warm up an audience or group of participants before a main event: Radio stations played martial music as a warmer-upper before the prime minister's speech.
Origin of warmer-upper
1940–45;
warm up +
-er1, applied pleonastically to both v. and particle
Words nearby warmer-upper
warm-blooded animals,
warm-down,
warm-hearted,
warmed-over,
warmed-up,
warmer-upper,
warming pan,
warminster broom,
warmist,
warmonger,
warmongering