expiator

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noun

One who makes expiation or atonement.

OriginLatin expiātor →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounexpiator (plural expiators)

plural expiators

  1. One who makes expiation or atonement.

Origin

  1. Latinexpiātor
  2. Englishexpiator

Learned borrowing from Latin expiātor.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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