Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

invocator

/ˈɪnvəˌkeɪtəɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-vo-ca-tor
IPA: /ˈɪnvəˌkeɪtəɹ/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who invocates the spirits of the dead.

Example Sentences

"The five others nearby likewise made ready to serve as invocators—instruments and voices harrumphing as would a body of minstrels in preparation for some performance."
"The reports of xenoglossic phenomena typically rely on two primary assumptions: first, that the linguistic abilities of the eminent dead remain static (and so stylistically recognisable) in the spheres; and second, that those of their typically working-class invocators were unimprovable in life, so much so that cheating would be impossible."
"The woman who implored Our Lady to help Joan Sampson in her labour Joan spat upon and set away, and at another woman's childbed she 'contumeliously spoke against the invocators."

Etymology

From Late Latin invocātor. By surface analysis, invocate + -or.

Word Breakdown

Root: invocātor

Inflected Forms

invocators (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce invocator?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪnvəˌkeɪtəɹ/.
What does invocator mean?: One who invocates the spirits of the dead.
Where does invocator come from?: From Late Latin invocātor. By surface analysis, invocate + -or.

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