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invigilator

/ɪnˈvɪd͡ʒɪleɪtəɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
in-vig-i-la-tor
IPA
/ɪnˈvɪd͡ʒɪleɪtəɹ/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who supervises students during an examination; a proctor

British usage

noun

A person who supervises a gallery at a museum.

British usage; Archaic

Etymology

From invigilate + -or, from Latin invigilatus, past participle of invigilo.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

invigilators (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce invigilator?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈvɪd͡ʒɪleɪtəɹ/.
What does invigilator mean?
A person who supervises students during an examination; a proctor
Where does invigilator come from?
From invigilate + -or, from Latin invigilatus, past participle of invigilo.

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