Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

facilitator

/fəsˈɪlətˌeɪtɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: fa-cil-i-ta-tor
IPA: /fəsˈɪlətˌeɪtɚ/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that facilitates

noun

A person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument, especially in order to reach a consensus.

Etymology

From facilitate + -or.

Inflected Forms

facilitators (plural)

Derived Forms

cofacilitator nonfacilitator

Questions

How do you pronounce facilitator?: The recorded pronunciation is /fəsˈɪlətˌeɪtɚ/.
What does facilitator mean?: Something that facilitates
Where does facilitator come from?: From facilitate + -or.

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