Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perforator

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
per-fo-ra-tor
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tool or machine that makes holes, or perforates, materials such as paper and card.

noun

A machine that can bore a tunnel underground

noun

A perforating artery or vein

Etymology

From perforate + -or.

Inflected Forms

perforators (plural)

Derived Forms

reperforator

Synonyms

hole punch

Questions

What does perforator mean?
A tool or machine that makes holes, or perforates, materials such as paper and card.
Where does perforator come from?
From perforate + -or.

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