1. a person who applies powder, especially cosmetic powder
Usage: historical
2. a person who reduces substances to powder

Examples

• The wealthy lady employed a powderer to help with her daily beauty routine.
• In the 18th century, a powderer would dust wigs with white powder.
• The apothecary worked as a powderer, grinding herbs into fine powders.
• The factory powderer operated the machinery that crushed minerals.
• Court ladies relied on their powderers for elaborate makeup applications.
• The powderer carefully ground the spices using a mortar and pestle.