Words that rhyme with theater

  • abbreviator
    n 1: one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work [syn: abridger, abbreviator]
  • abdicator
    n 1: one who formally relinquishes an office or responsibility
  • activator
    n 1: (biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription [ant: inhibitor]
  • actuator
    n 1: a mechanism that puts something into automatic action
  • adulterator
    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
    n 1: an apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage)
  • agitator
    n 1: one who agitates; a political troublemaker [syn: agitator, fomenter]
  • alleviator
    n 1: a therapist who makes suffering more endurable 2: remedy that alleviates pain without curing [syn: palliative, alleviant, alleviator]
  • alternator
    n 1: an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles)
  • alveolar
    adj 1: pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs 2: pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the upper jaw; "alveolar processes" n 1: a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge [syn: alveolar consonant, dental consonant, alveolar, dental]
  • amphitheatre
    n 1: a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater) [syn: amphitheater, amphitheatre] 2: an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held [syn: amphitheater, amphitheatre, coliseum]
  • annihilator
    n 1: a total destroyer
  • anticipator
    n 1: one who anticipates [syn: anticipator, anticipant]
  • appreciator
    n 1: a person who is fully aware of something and understands it; "he is not an appreciator of our dilemma"
  • assassinator
    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]
  • aviator
    n 1: someone who operates an aircraft [syn: aviator, aeronaut, airman, flier, flyer]
  • beater
    n 1: a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter 2: an implement for beating
  • cheater
    n 1: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true [syn: deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker]
  • coordinator
    n 1: someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously
  • creature
    n 1: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement [syn: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna] 2: a human being; `wight' is an archaic term [syn: creature, wight] 3: a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else [syn: creature, tool, puppet]
  • either
    adv 1: after a negative statement used as an intensive meaning something like `likewise' or `also'; "he isn't stupid, but he isn't exactly a genius either"; "I don't know either"; "if you don't order dessert I won't either"
  • enumerator
    n 1: someone who collects census data by visiting individual homes [syn: census taker, enumerator]
  • ether
    n 1: the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies [syn: quintessence, ether] 2: any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom 3: a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves [syn: ether, aether] 4: a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic [syn: ether, ethoxyethane, divinyl ether, vinyl ether, diethyl ether, ethyl ether]
  • feature
    n 1: a prominent attribute or aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics" [syn: feature, characteristic] 2: the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; "an expression of pleasure crossed his features"; "his lineaments were very regular" [syn: feature, lineament] 3: the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'" [syn: feature, feature film] 4: a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine; "they ran a feature on retirement planning" [syn: feature, feature article] 5: (linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind [syn: feature of speech, feature] 6: an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles v 1: have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" [syn: have, feature] [ant: lack, miss] 2: wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat" [syn: sport, feature, boast]
  • fighter
    n 1: someone who fights (or is fighting) [syn: combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper] 2: a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air [syn: fighter, fighter aircraft, attack aircraft] 3: someone who fights for a cause [syn: champion, fighter, hero, paladin]
  • heater
    n 1: device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room [syn: heater, warmer] 2: (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke" [syn: fastball, heater, smoke, hummer, bullet]
  • mediator
    n 1: a negotiator who acts as a link between parties [syn: mediator, go-between, intermediator, intermediary, intercessor]
  • meter
    n 1: the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) [syn: meter, metre, m] 2: any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity 3: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse [syn: meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence] 4: rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration [syn: meter, metre, time] v 1: measure with a meter; "meter the flow of water" 2: stamp with a meter indicating the postage; "meter the mail"
  • metre
    n 1: the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) [syn: meter, metre, m] 2: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse [syn: meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence] 3: rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration [syn: meter, metre, time]
  • negotiator
    n 1: someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement) [syn: negotiator, negotiant, treater]
  • neither
    adj 1: not either; not one or the other
  • peculator
    n 1: someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use [syn: embezzler, defalcator, peculator]
  • peter
    n 1: disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope [syn: Peter, Simon Peter, Saint Peter, St. Peter, Saint Peter the Apostle, St. Peter the Apostle] 2: obscene terms for penis [syn: cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz]
  • promulgator
    n 1: (law) one who promulgates laws (announces a law as a way of putting it into execution)
  • propagator
    n 1: someone who propagates plants (as under glass) 2: someone who spreads the news [syn: propagator, disseminator]
  • radiator
    n 1: any object that radiates energy 2: heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam or hot water to heat rooms or buildings 3: a mechanism consisting of a metal honeycomb through which hot fluids circulate; heat is transferred from the fluid through the honeycomb to the airstream that is created either by the motion of the vehicle or by a fan
  • realtor
    n 1: a real estate agent who is a member of the National Association of Realtors
  • remunerator
    n 1: a person who pays money for something [syn: payer, remunerator]
  • respirator
    n 1: a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration [syn: respirator, inhalator] 2: a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases [syn: gasmask, respirator, gas helmet]
  • resuscitator
    n 1: a breathing apparatus used for resuscitation by forcing oxygen into the lungs of a person who has undergone asphyxia or arrest of respiration
  • teacher
    n 1: a person whose occupation is teaching [syn: teacher, instructor] 2: a personified abstraction that teaches; "books were his teachers"; "experience is a demanding teacher"
  • teeter
    n 1: a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end [syn: seesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, teetertotter, teeterboard, tilting board, dandle board] v 1: move unsteadily, with a rocking motion [syn: teeter, seesaw, totter]
  • theatre
    n 1: a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full" [syn: theater, theatre, house] 2: the art of writing and producing plays [syn: dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre] 3: a region in which active military operations are in progress; "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years" [syn: field, field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operations]
  • traitor
    n 1: someone who betrays his country by committing treason [syn: traitor, treasonist] 2: a person who says one thing and does another [syn: double- crosser, double-dealer, two-timer, betrayer, traitor]
  • utter
    adj 1: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth" [syn: arrant(a), complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a), everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a), sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a), utter(a), unadulterated] 2: complete; "came to a dead stop"; "utter seriousness" [syn: dead(a), utter] v 1: articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" [syn: express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to] 2: express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" [syn: utter, emit, let out, let loose] 3: express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" [syn: talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise] 4: put into circulation; "utter counterfeit currency"
  • writer
    n 1: writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) [syn: writer, author] 2: a person who is able to write and has written something
  • liter
    n 1: a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints) [syn: liter, litre, l, cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre]
  • prater
    n 1: an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker [syn: chatterer, babbler, prater, chatterbox, magpie, spouter]
  • treater
    n 1: someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement) [syn: negotiator, negotiant, treater]
  • allocator
    n 1: a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion [syn: allocator, distributor]
  • carburetor
    n 1: mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion [syn: carburetor, carburettor]
  • amphitheater
    n 1: a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater) [syn: amphitheater, amphitheatre] 2: an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held [syn: amphitheater, amphitheatre, coliseum]
  • pronator
    n 1: a muscle that produces or assists in pronation
  • lacrimator
    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]
  • annunciator
    n 1: an indicator that announces which electrical circuit has been active (as on a telephone switchboard)
  • castrator
  • commemorator
  • consolidator
  • consummator
  • contaminator
  • contemplator
  • corroborator
  • deviator
  • maitre
  • premeditator
  • procreator
  • reciprocator
  • spoliator
  • scintillator
  • scrutator

See also theater definition and theater synonyms