abrogator

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US/ˈæb.ɹəˌɡeɪ.tɚ/

noun

One who abrogates.

OriginEnglish abrogate ← Middle English abrogat ← Latin abrogātus →
First used First attested in the late 16ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 12
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Meanings

nounabrogator (plural abrogators)

plural abrogators

  1. One who abrogates.First known use First attested in the late 16ᵗʰ century.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
abrogationist

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinab
  5. Latinab-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₃roǵós
  8. Proto-Indo-European*preḱ-
  9. Proto-Italic*prokos
  10. Latinprocus
  11. Latinprocō
  12. Latinrogō
  13. Latinabrogō
  14. Latinabrogātus
  15. Middle Englishabrogat
  16. Englishabrogate
  17. Englishabrogator

From abrogate + -or.

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Translations

Dutch afschaffer, opheffer
  • afschafferone who abrogates
  • ophefferone who abrogates
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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