English Explanatory Dictionary

-inator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. A person or thing that does (something).

Word forms

-inator

Etymology

A popular term used notably by Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, a character from the 2007 American animated television series Phineas and Ferb; however, usage dates to at least the early 2000s, e.g., kupkake-inator in the 2003 film The Cat in the Hat. Modelled after Latinate agent nouns such as terminator. See -ator.

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