CORRECTOR, noun 1. One who corrects; one who amends faults, retrenches error, and renders conformable to truth or propriety, or to any standard; as a corrector of the press; a corrector of abuses. 2. One who punishes for correction; one who amends or reforms by chastisement, reproof or instruction. 3. That which corrects; that which abates or removes what is noxious or inconvenient; an ingredient in a composition which abates or counteracts the force of another; as, an alkali is a corrector of acids. Turpentine is a corrector of quicksilver.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI