nominalizer

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UK/ˈnɒmɪnəlaɪzə/US/ˈnɑm.ə.nəl.aɪz.ɚ/

noun

Anything, usually an affixed morpheme or a particle, that changes another part of speech into a noun.

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substantivizer
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Meanings

nounnominalizer (plural nominalizers)

plural nominalizers · alternative nominaliser

  1. BritishEnglishOxfordUShuman sciencesAnything, usually an affixed morpheme or a particle, that changes another part of speech into a noun.

    Synonyms: substantivizer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAnything, usually an affixed morpheme or a particle, that changes another part of speech into a noun.

Similar
substantivizer
Also see
substantivizer

Origin

From nominalize + -er.

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Translations

French nominaliseur, substantivateur
  • nominaliseurnominalizer
  • substantivateurnominalizer
German Substantivator
  • Substantivatornominalizer
Polish nominalizator
  • nominalizatornominalizer
Russian субстантива́тор, номинализа́тор
  • субстантива́тор (substantivátor)nominalizer
  • номинализа́тор (nominalizátor)nominalizer
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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