Words that rhyme with traitor
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applicator
n 1: a device for applying a substance [syn: applicator, applier] -
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 -
abnegator
n 1: one who gives up or relinquishes or renounces something -
abominator
n 1: one who hates or loathes [syn: abominator, loather] -
accelerator
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] -
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 -
adapter
n 1: a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance [syn: arranger, adapter, transcriber] 2: device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible [syn: adapter, adaptor] -
adaptor
n 1: device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible [syn: adapter, adaptor] -
adjudicator
n 1: a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes -
administrator
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
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] -
alienator
n 1: an unpleasant person who causes friendly people to become indifferent or unfriendly or hostile -
alleviator
n 1: a therapist who makes suffering more endurable 2: remedy that alleviates pain without curing [syn: palliative, alleviant, alleviator] -
alligator
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
n 1: an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles) -
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] -
animator
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 -
annihilator
n 1: a total destroyer -
annotator
n 1: a commentator who writes notes to a text -
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" -
appropriator
n 1: someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission) -
arbitrator
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
n 1: a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid -
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] -
attenuator
n 1: an electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal -
authenticator
n 1: one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity [syn: appraiser, authenticator] -
aviator
n 1: someone who operates an aircraft [syn: aviator, aeronaut, airman, flier, flyer] -
captor
n 1: a person who captures and holds people or animals [syn: captor, capturer] [ant: liberator] -
cater
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
n 1: a person who is celebrating [syn: celebrant, celebrator, celebrater] -
chapter
n 1: a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep" 2: any distinct period in history or in a person's life; "the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history"; "the divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship" 3: a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter" 4: an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church 5: a series of related events forming an episode; "a chapter of disasters" -
collimator
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
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
n 1: a person who communicates with others -
conciliator
n 1: someone who tries to bring peace [syn: conciliator, make-peace, pacifier, peacemaker, reconciler] -
conservator
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
n 1: someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously -
crater
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
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
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
n 1: the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library) [syn: curator, conservator] -
data
n 1: a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data" [syn: data, information] -
debater
n 1: someone who engages in debate [syn: debater, arguer] -
decorator
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
n 1: someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use [syn: embezzler, defalcator, peculator] -
deflator
n 1: a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollars -
defoliator
n 1: an insect that strips the leaves from plants -
demonstrator
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
n 1: the divisor of a fraction -
detonator
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
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
n 1: a person who (or that which) differentiates [syn: differentiator, discriminator] -
discriminator
n 1: a person who (or that which) differentiates [syn: differentiator, discriminator] -
disseminator
n 1: someone who spreads the news [syn: propagator, disseminator] -
dumbwaiter
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
n 1: apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material [syn: duplicator, copier] -
educator
n 1: someone who educates young people [syn: educator, pedagogue, pedagog] -
elevator
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
n 1: an agent that eliminates something -
emancipator
n 1: someone who frees others from bondage; "Lincoln is known as the Great Emancipator" [syn: emancipator, manumitter] -
equator
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
n 1: a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer [syn: hedger, equivocator, tergiversator] -
eradicator
n 1: someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects) [syn: exterminator, terminator, eradicator] -
estimator
n 1: an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines) [syn: calculator, reckoner, figurer, estimator, computer] -
evaluator
n 1: an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality [syn: evaluator, judge] -
excavator
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
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
n 1: someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects) [syn: exterminator, terminator, eradicator] -
fabricator
n 1: someone who tells lies [syn: storyteller, fibber, fabricator] -
facilitator
n 1: someone who makes progress easier -
fetor
n 1: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn: malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitis] -
fornicator
n 1: someone who commits adultery or fornication [syn: adulterer, fornicator] -
freighter
n 1: a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms" [syn: bottom, freighter, merchantman, merchant ship] -
fumigator
n 1: someone whose job is to fumigate 2: a device that generates a gas for the purpose of disinfecting or eradicating pests -
gaiter
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
n 1: either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts [syn: alligator, gator] -
generator
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
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
n 1: utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese) -
greater
adj 1: greater in size or importance or degree; "for the greater good of the community"; "the greater Antilles" [ant: lesser] -
hater
n 1: a person who hates -
illustrator
n 1: an artist who makes illustrations (for books or magazines or advertisements etc.) -
imitator
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
n 1: someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another [syn: impersonator, imitator] -
imprimatur
n 1: formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement" [syn: sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur] -
incinerator
n 1: a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse) -
incubator
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
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
n 1: someone who takes up a position surreptitiously for the purpose of espionage 2: an intruder (as troops) with hostile intent -
inflator
n 1: an air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire) [syn: inflater, inflator] -
initiator
n 1: a person who initiates a course of action [syn: instigator, initiator] -
innovator
n 1: someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art [syn: pioneer, innovator, trailblazer, groundbreaker] -
instigator
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
n 1: a questioner who is excessively harsh [syn: inquisitor, interrogator] -
investigator
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]
See also traitor definition and traitor synonyms
