[f. next + -ER1.] One who or that which fortifies: a. One who constructs fortifications. b. One who or that which strengthens; a supporter, an upholder.
a. 1552. Huloet, Fortifier, munitor.
1589. Ive, Fortif., 33. Admonishing the Fortifier … to vse … the considerations before in them alleaged.
1599. Hakluyt, Voy., II. I. 123. A fortifier, had deuised a certaine kinde of ioyned boords, the which being caried of the souldiers, defended them from the shot of the Harquebuzers.
1602. Carew, Cornwall, 149. The fortifier made his aduantage of the commoditie, affoorded by the ground, and shot rather at a safe preseruing the Harbour, from sodaine attempts of little Fleetes, and the mastering of Pirates, then to withstand any great Nauie, or maigne inuasion.
1873. Daily News, 7 Nov., 5/3. General Chabeau Latour, the fortifier of Paris.
b. c. 1565. Lindsay of Pitscottie, Chron. Scot. (1728), 45. Others not only disallowed his obstinate Mind is such Wickedness, but also reproached the Fortifiers and Allowers of him in such Wickedness and perverse Perseverance.
1569. Murray, 15 Oct., in H. Campbell, Love Lett. Mary Q. Scots, App. 58. We wer constranit to nominate the said Quene … as … maintenar and fortifiar of the executouris thairof.
1878. Daily News, 11 Sept., 4/7. The opinion is at least a fortifier against adverse criticism. Ibid. (1894), 15 Feb., 5/3. An egg beaten in a very little whisky and water will be found an excellent fortifier.
