English Explanatory Dictionary

responsor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A receiver used in conjunction with an interrogator to receive and interpret signals from a transponder.
  2. A person who is assigned responsibility for daily care of a person with a chronic illness and for working with the health care professionals.

Pronunciation

rĭ-spŏn′sər /ɹɪˈspɒn.sə/ /ɹɪˈspɔn.səɹ/ /ɹɪˈspɑn.səɹ/ /ɹɪˈspɒn.səɹ/ /ɹɪˈspɔn.sə/ /ɹəˈspɒn.sə/ /ɹɪˈspɔn.səɾ/ /ɾɪˈspɔn.sɜː(ɾ)/ /ɾɪˈspɔn.səɾ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-responsor.wav

Word forms

responsor responsors

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin respōnsor. First attested in the a. 1649. By surface analysis, clipping of responsory.

Related words

responder responser
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