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communicator

noun
/kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtə/UK/kəˈmjunɪkeɪtɚ/CA/kəˈmjʉːnɪkæɪtə/

Etymology

From communicate + -or, after Latin commūnicātor (“partner, sharer, participant”); compare Middle French communicateur (“sharer, participant”).

  1. derived from commūnicātor — “partner, sharer, participant”

Definitions

  1. Someone who, or something that communicates.

    • We'll let Nick give the presentation next week: he's a good communicator.

  2. Any of several electronic devices that allow people with various disabilities to…

    Any of several electronic devices that allow people with various disabilities to communicate via displays or artificial speech.

  3. A usually portable communications device.

    • ‘Observation Officer of the Z12Q, attention!’ snapped from the tight-beam headquarters communicator. ‘Cut off those spy rays and report yourself under arrest for treason!’
    • Captain, if the Iotians, who are very bright an imitative people, should take that communicator apart...

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for communicator. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA