Words that rhyme with attenuator

• abdicator 0
  n 1: one who formally relinquishes an office or responsibility
• abnegator 0
  n 1: one who gives up or relinquishes or renounces something
• abominator 0
  n 1: one who hates or loathes [syn: abominator, loather]
• accelerator 0
  n 1: a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas" [syn: accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, throttle, gun] 2: a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine [syn: accelerator, throttle, throttle valve] 3: (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected [syn: catalyst, accelerator] [ant: anticatalyst] 4: a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles [syn: accelerator, particle accelerator, atom smasher]
• actuator 0
  n 1: a mechanism that puts something into automatic action
• adjudicator 0
  n 1: a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes
• administrator 0
  n 1: someone who administers a business [syn: administrator, decision maker] 2: the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor 3: someone who manages a government agency or department [syn: administrator, executive]
• adulterator 0
  n 1: any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance; "it is necessary to remove the adulterants before use" [syn: adulterant, adulterator] 2: a changer who lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance
• aerator 0
  n 1: an apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage)
• agitator 0
  n 1: one who agitates; a political troublemaker [syn: agitator, fomenter]
• alienator 0
  n 1: an unpleasant person who causes friendly people to become indifferent or unfriendly or hostile
• alleviator 0
  n 1: a therapist who makes suffering more endurable 2: remedy that alleviates pain without curing [syn: palliative, alleviant, alleviator]
• alligator 0
  n 1: leather made from alligator's hide 2: either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts [syn: alligator, gator] v 1: crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application; of paint and varnishes
• alternator 0
  n 1: an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles)
• animator 0
  n 1: someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people [syn: energizer, energiser, vitalizer, vitaliser, animator] 2: the technician who produces animated cartoons
• annotator 0
  n 1: a commentator who writes notes to a text
• anticipator 0
  n 1: one who anticipates [syn: anticipator, anticipant]
• applicator 0
  n 1: a device for applying a substance [syn: applicator, applier]
• appreciator 0
  n 1: a person who is fully aware of something and understands it; "he is not an appreciator of our dilemma"
• appropriator 0
  n 1: someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission)
• arbitrator 0
  n 1: someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue; "the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature"; "the arbitrator's authority derived from the consent of the disputants"; "an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case" [syn: arbiter, arbitrator, umpire]
• aspirator 0
  n 1: a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid
• assassinator 0
  n 1: a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors" [syn: assassin, assassinator, bravo]
• authenticator 0
  n 1: one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity [syn: appraiser, authenticator]
• aviator 0
  n 1: someone who operates an aircraft [syn: aviator, aeronaut, airman, flier, flyer]
• cater 0
  v 1: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" [syn: provide, supply, ply, cater] 2: supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets
• celebrator 0
  n 1: a person who is celebrating [syn: celebrant, celebrator, celebrater]
• collimator 0
  n 1: a small telescope attached to a large telescope to use in setting the line of the larger one 2: optical device consisting of a tube containing a convex achromatic lens at one end and a slit at the other with the slit at the focus of the lens; light rays leave the slit as a parallel beam
• commentator 0
  n 1: an expert who observes and comments on something [syn: observer, commentator] 2: a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day [syn: commentator, reviewer]
• communicator 0
  n 1: a person who communicates with others
• conciliator 0
  n 1: someone who tries to bring peace [syn: conciliator, make-peace, pacifier, peacemaker, reconciler]
• conservator 0
  n 1: the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library) [syn: curator, conservator] 2: someone appointed by a court to assume responsibility for the interests of a minor or incompetent person
• coordinator 0
  n 1: someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously
• crater 0
  n 1: a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano [syn: volcanic crater, crater] 2: a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus 3: a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb
• creator 0
  n 1: terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: Godhead, Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty, Almighty, Jehovah] 2: a person who grows or makes or invents things
• cultivator 0
  n 1: someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil [syn: agriculturist, agriculturalist, cultivator, grower, raiser] 2: a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture) [syn: cultivator, tiller]
• curator 0
  n 1: the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library) [syn: curator, conservator]
• data 0
  n 1: a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data" [syn: data, information]
• debater 0
  n 1: someone who engages in debate [syn: debater, arguer]
• decorator 0
  n 1: a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings [syn: interior designer, designer, interior decorator, house decorator, room decorator, decorator] 2: someone who decorates [syn: decorator, ornamentalist]
• defalcator 0
  n 1: someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use [syn: embezzler, defalcator, peculator]
• deflator 0
  n 1: a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollars
• defoliator 0
  n 1: an insect that strips the leaves from plants
• demonstrator 0
  n 1: a teacher or teacher's assistant who demonstrates the principles that are being taught 2: someone who demonstrates an article to a prospective buyer [syn: demonstrator, sales demonstrator] 3: someone who participates in a public display of group feeling [syn: demonstrator, protester]
• denominator 0
  n 1: the divisor of a fraction
• detonator 0
  n 1: a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive [syn: detonator, detonating device, cap]
• dictator 0
  n 1: a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine 2: a ruler who is unconstrained by law [syn: dictator, potentate] 3: a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime" [syn: authoritarian, dictator]
• differentiator 0
  n 1: a person who (or that which) differentiates [syn: differentiator, discriminator]
• discriminator 0
  n 1: a person who (or that which) differentiates [syn: differentiator, discriminator]
• disseminator 0
  n 1: someone who spreads the news [syn: propagator, disseminator]
• dumbwaiter 0
  n 1: a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another [syn: dumbwaiter, food elevator]
• duplicator 0
  n 1: apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material [syn: duplicator, copier]
• educator 0
  n 1: someone who educates young people [syn: educator, pedagogue, pedagog]
• elevator 0
  n 1: lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building [syn: elevator, lift] 2: the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend
• eliminator 0
  n 1: an agent that eliminates something
• emancipator 0
  n 1: someone who frees others from bondage; "Lincoln is known as the Great Emancipator" [syn: emancipator, manumitter]
• equator 0
  n 1: an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles; "the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres" 2: a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts
• equivocator 0
  n 1: a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer [syn: hedger, equivocator, tergiversator]
• eradicator 0
  n 1: someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects) [syn: exterminator, terminator, eradicator]
• estimator 0
  n 1: an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines) [syn: calculator, reckoner, figurer, estimator, computer]
• evaluator 0
  n 1: an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality [syn: evaluator, judge]
• excavator 0
  n 1: a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying 2: a machine for excavating [syn: power shovel, excavator, digger, shovel]
• expurgator 0
  n 1: a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages; "Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator" [syn: expurgator, bowdlerizer, bowdleriser]
• exterminator 0
  n 1: someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects) [syn: exterminator, terminator, eradicator]
• fabricator 0
  n 1: someone who tells lies [syn: storyteller, fibber, fabricator]
• facilitator 0
  n 1: someone who makes progress easier
• fornicator 0
  n 1: someone who commits adultery or fornication [syn: adulterer, fornicator]
• freighter 0
  n 1: a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms" [syn: bottom, freighter, merchantman, merchant ship]
• fumigator 0
  n 1: someone whose job is to fumigate 2: a device that generates a gas for the purpose of disinfecting or eradicating pests
• gaiter 0
  n 1: a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles [syn: spat, gaiter] 2: a shoe covering the ankle with elastic gores in the sides 3: legging consisting of a cloth or leather covering for the leg from the knee to the ankle
• gator 0
  n 1: either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts [syn: alligator, gator]
• generator 0
  n 1: an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas 2: engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction 3: someone who originates or causes or initiates something; "he was the generator of several complaints" [syn: generator, source, author] 4: an electronic device for producing a signal voltage
• gladiator 0
  n 1: (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat 2: a professional boxer [syn: prizefighter, gladiator]
• grater 0
  n 1: utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese)
• greater 0
  adj 1: greater in size or importance or degree; "for the greater good of the community"; "the greater Antilles" [ant: lesser]
• hater 0
  n 1: a person who hates
• illustrator 0
  n 1: an artist who makes illustrations (for books or magazines or advertisements etc.)
• imitator 0
  n 1: someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another [syn: impersonator, imitator] 2: someone who copies the words or behavior of another [syn: copycat, imitator, emulator, ape, aper]
• impersonator 0
  n 1: someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another [syn: impersonator, imitator]
• imprimatur 0
  n 1: formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement" [syn: sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur]
• incinerator 0
  n 1: a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse)
• incubator 0
  n 1: apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants [syn: incubator, brooder]
• indicator 0
  n 1: a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time [syn: index, index number, indicant, indicator] 2: a signal for attracting attention 3: a device for showing the operating condition of some system 4: (chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction
• infiltrator 0
  n 1: someone who takes up a position surreptitiously for the purpose of espionage 2: an intruder (as troops) with hostile intent
• initiator 0
  n 1: a person who initiates a course of action [syn: instigator, initiator]
• innovator 0
  n 1: someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art [syn: pioneer, innovator, trailblazer, groundbreaker]
• instigator 0
  n 1: someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel" [syn: instigator, provoker, inciter, instigant, firebrand] 2: a person who initiates a course of action [syn: instigator, initiator]
• interrogator 0
  n 1: a questioner who is excessively harsh [syn: inquisitor, interrogator]
• investigator 0
  n 1: a scientist who devotes himself to doing research [syn: research worker, researcher, investigator] 2: someone who investigates 3: a police officer who investigates crimes [syn: detective, investigator, tec, police detective]
• invigorator 0
  n 1: an agent that gives or restores life or vigor; "the soul is the quickener of the body" [syn: quickener, invigorator, enlivener]
• lachrymator 0
  n 1: a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds [syn: tear gas, teargas, lacrimator, lachrymator]
• laminator 0
  n 1: a person who makes laminates (especially plastic laminates)
• later 0
  adv 1: happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that" [syn: subsequently, later, afterwards, afterward, after, later on] 2: at some eventual time in the future; "By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later" [syn: by and by, later] 3: comparative of the adverb `late'; "he stayed later than you did" adj 1: coming at a subsequent time or stage; "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to" [syn: later(a), ulterior, posterior] 2: at or toward an end or late period or stage of development; "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child" [syn: late, later(a)] [ant: early]
• liberator 0
  n 1: someone who releases people from captivity or bondage [ant: captor, capturer]
• liquidator 0
  n 1: a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) [syn: murderer, liquidator, manslayer] 2: (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties [syn: liquidator, receiver]
• locator 0
  n 1: a person who fixes the boundaries of land claims [syn: locator, locater]
• lubricator 0
  n 1: a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery [syn: lubricant, lubricator, lubricating substance, lube]
• mater 0
  n 1: an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
• mediator 0
  n 1: a negotiator who acts as a link between parties [syn: mediator, go-between, intermediator, intermediary, intercessor]
• moderator 0
  n 1: any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors 2: in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly 3: someone who presides over a forum or debate 4: someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence

See also attenuator definition