authenticator

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noun

One who, or something which, authenticates, as

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Meanings

nounauthenticator (plural authenticators)

plural authenticators

  1. agentOne who, or something which, authenticates, as

    I did secure a position as a technical advisor and script authenticator on my HBO series, despite the fact that producers didn't think I was qualified for any position.

    2004, N. Kathryn Howard, The Stripper Diaries: A Novel about Passion, page 217
  2. One who, or something which, authenticates, as:
    1. agentAn app that uses applied cryptography to prove someone's identity to a network connection.
    2. agentA feature that shows something to be authentic.
    3. agentbroadcastingA person employed to check the accuracy and realism of a script.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounone who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity

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Origin

  1. Medieval Latinauthenticō
  2. Englishauthenticate
  3. Englishauthenticator

From authenticate + -or.

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Translations

French authentifiant
  • authentifiantone who authenticates
German Beglaubiger, Beglaubigerin
  • Beglaubigerone who authenticates
  • Beglaubigerinone who authenticates
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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