awakener

/əˈweɪkənər/
noun
  1. A person or thing that wakes someone from sleep.
    • The rooster is a natural awakener for many farmers.
    • She set her phone as an awakener for the early flight.
    • The bright sunlight streaming through the window was a gentle awakener.
  2. A person or thing that causes awareness, interest, or understanding.
    • That book was a real awakener for me about the importance of kindness.
    • He became an awakener of social change in his community.
    • The documentary was an awakener to the problems of plastic pollution.
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