communicator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who, or something that communicates.
  2. Any of several electronic devices that allow people with various disabilities to communicate via displays or artificial speech.
  3. A usually portable communications device.

Pronunciation

/kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtə/ /kəˈmjunɪkeɪtɚ/ [kəˈmjunɪkeɪɾɚ] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-communicator.wav /kəˈmjʉːnɪkæɪtə/

Word forms

communicator communicators

Etymology

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

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