1. people who deliberately make something seem less important, serious, or significant than it actually is
2. things or methods that reduce something to the smallest possible amount or degree

Examples

• The minimizers in the group kept insisting the problem wasn’t that serious.
• Some people are natural minimizers who downplay their own achievements.
• The company’s minimizers tried to reduce the impact of the data breach.
• These cost minimizers help businesses reduce unnecessary expenses.
• Risk minimizers are essential tools in financial planning.
• The software includes several error minimizers to improve performance.