Meanings
nounexplanator (plural explanators)
plural explanators
- One who explains.
Synonyms: explainer
- mathematicsA variable that predicts or explains the variation in another variable; an explanatory variable.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who explains.
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Origin
- Latinexplānātor
- Englishexplanator
From Latin explānātor, from explānō (“to flatten out, make plain, explain”).
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explanator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/explanator
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“explanator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/explanator. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “explanator,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/explanator.
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