1. a person or thing that reduces something to the smallest possible amount or degree
2. a mathematical function or algorithm that finds the minimum value of another function
Usage: mathematics; computing

Examples

• The cost minimizer found ways to reduce expenses by 20%.
• She’s a natural minimizer who always downplays her achievements.
• The software uses a gradient descent minimizer to solve the equation.
• As a risk minimizer, he always chooses the safest investment options.
• The algorithm’s minimizer function converged after fifty iterations.
• Don’t be such a minimizer – your contribution was significant.