levator

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UK/lɪˈveɪ.tə/US/lɪˈveɪ.tɚ/

noun

Any of several muscles whose contraction causes the raising of a part of the body.

Opposite
depressor
OriginNew Latin levātor →
UncommonScrabble 10
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Meanings

nounlevator (plural levatores or levators)

plural levatores · plural levators

  1. One who, or something which, lifts something else, as:
    1. agentAny of several muscles whose contraction causes the raising of a part of the body.

      Antonyms: depressor

    2. agentA surgical instrument (tool) for lifting things, such as bone fragments or tissue flaps.

      Antonyms: depressor

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of several muscles whose contraction causes the raising of a part of the body.

Opposite
depressor

nounA surgical instrument (tool) for lifting things, such as bone fragments or tissue flaps.

Opposite
depressor

Origin

  1. New Latinlevātor“one that lifts or raises”
  2. Englishlevator

Borrowed from New Latin levātor (“one that lifts or raises”). Doublet of lever.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with levator

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Anagrams

Tervola
Cite this entry
APA

levator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/levator

MLA

“levator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/levator. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “levator,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/levator.

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