convertor

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A form of converter — A person or thing that converts.

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converter
OriginEnglish convert ← Middle English converten ← Old French convertir →
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Meanings

nounconvertor (plural convertors)

plural convertors

  1. alternativeAlternative form of converter.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna device for changing one substance or form or state into another

Similar
converter
Broader
device
Also see
converter

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*wert-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wértetor
  7. Proto-Italic*wertō
  8. Proto-Italic*komwertō
  9. Latinconvertō
  10. Old Frenchconvertir
  11. Middle Englishconverten
  12. Englishconvert
  13. Englishconvertor

From convert + -or.

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Cite this entry
APA

convertor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convertor

MLA

“convertor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convertor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “convertor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convertor.

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