nominator

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noun

One who nominates, the enactor of a nomination.

OriginLatin nōminātor ← Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ →
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Meanings

nounnominator (plural nominators)

plural nominators

  1. One who nominates, the enactor of a nomination.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
numerator

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥
  2. Proto-Italic*nōmn̥
  3. Latinnōmen
  4. Latinnōminō
  5. Latinnōminātor
  6. Englishnominator

Borrowed from Latin nōminātor. By surface analysis, nominate + -or.

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Translations

Arabic مُرَشِّح, مُرَشِّحَة
  • مُرَشِّح (muraššiḥ)one who nominates
  • مُرَشِّحَة (muraššiḥa)one who nominates
French nominateur
  • nominateurone who nominates
Irish ainmnitheoir
  • ainmnitheoirone who nominates
Italian nominatore
  • nominatoreone who nominates
Māori kaiwhakaingoa
  • kaiwhakaingoaone who nominates

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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