Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

punctuator

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: punc-tu-a-tor
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who punctuates, as in writing.

Example Sentences

"He was a sloppy punctuator, often leaving out commas and confusing colons with semicolons."

Etymology

From punctuate + -or.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: punctuate

Inflected Forms

punctuators (plural)

Questions

What does punctuator mean?: One who punctuates, as in writing.
Where does punctuator come from?: From punctuate + -or.

How to pronounce punctuator

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