One who, or that which, corrects; as, a corrector of abuses; a corrector of the press; an alkali is a corrector of acids.
1. A spit; a broach. On five sharp broachers ranked, the roast they turned. Dryden. 2. One who broaches, opens, or utters; a first publisher or promoter. Some such broacher of heresy. Atterbury.