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invoker

noun

Etymology

From invoke + -er.

  1. derived from invocō
  2. derived from envoquer
  3. inherited from *invoken✻
  4. suffixed as invoker — “invoke + er”

Definitions

  1. One who calls upon (a person, especially a god) for help, assistance or guidance.

    • An invoker of God's mercy

  2. One who appeals for validation to a (notably cited) authority.

  3. One who conjures up spirits with incantations.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Someone who induces as an inevitable consequence.

    2. One who solicits, petitions for, appeals to a favorable attitude.

    3. That which causes a program or subroutine to execute.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for invoker. 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