-inator

suffix

A person or thing that does (something).

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:-inator.”

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Meanings

suffix
  1. A person or thing that does (something).

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:-inator.

Origin

A popular term used notably by Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, a character from the 2007 American animated television series Phineas and Ferb; however, usage dates to at least the early 2000s, e.g., kupkake-inator in the 2003 film The Cat in the Hat. Modelled after Latinate agent nouns such as terminator. See -ator.

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Cite this entry
APA

-inator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-inator

MLA

“-inator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-inator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-inator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-inator.

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