-ator
suffixEtymology Borrowed from Latin -ātor or -ate + -or.
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Morpheme Used to form agent nouns, usually from verbs that have the ending -ate.
- Derived terms
- -atory
- Related terms
26 terms
abbreviator, abrogator, administrator, annihilator, -ate, -ation, communicator, corroborator, curator, decimator, demonstrator, devastator, emancipator, equivocator, inaugurator, incubator, innovator, interrogator, orator, procurator, renovator, respirator, reverberator, spectator, ventilator, vibrator