Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anticipator

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-tic-i-pa-tor
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who anticipates.

noun

A device in a thermostat that determines when to turn on or shut off the heating or cooling mechanism.

Etymology

Etymology tree English anticipate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English anticipator From anticipate + -or.

Inflected Forms

anticipators (plural)

Synonyms

anticipant

Questions

What does anticipator mean?: One who anticipates.
Where does anticipator come from?: Etymology tree English anticipate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English anticipator From anticipate + -or.

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