punctuator

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noun

One who punctuates, as in writing.

“He was a sloppy punctuator, often leaving out commas and confusing colons with semicolons.”

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Meanings

nounpunctuator (plural punctuators)

plural punctuators

  1. One who punctuates, as in writing.

    He was a sloppy punctuator, often leaving out commas and confusing colons with semicolons.

Origin

From punctuate + -or.

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Translations

Italian punteggiatore
  • punteggiatoreTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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