moderator
/ˈmɒdəˌɹeɪtə(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The person who presides over a synod of a Presbyterian church.
noun
A substance (often water or graphite) used to decrease the speed of fast neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increase likelihood of fission.
Example Sentences
- "Angling was […] a moderator of passions."
- "Instead of focusing on the stressors, as in most research on caregiving, it may be wise to focus on the likely moderators: coping, and social support between stressors and stress. It is often difficult to help an individual to solve his or her primary problem, whereas providing social support and improving coping ability is feasible."
- "The post was eventually removed by the subreddit’s moderators as potentially fake, but not before a screenshot of it went viral on Twitter and dozens of outlets circulated the story with headlines like “Girl Gets Sweet, Fiery Revenge on Ex With ‘Game of Thrones’ Spoilers.” […] Before r/relationships, Anne was a moderator in the similar but much more unruly r/relationship_advice, where she had to teach herself how to do the job."
- "One hall called Civil Law Hall or School, flouriſhed about this time (though in its buildings decayed) by the care of the learned and judicious Dr. Will. Warham Principal or Moderator thereof […]"
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin moderātor. First attested as Middle English moderatour. By surface analysis, moderate + -or.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *med-, moderatour
Usage
- British usage