randomizer

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noun

One who, or that which, randomizes (often practically extended to pseudorandomization as well).

OriginEnglish randomize ← Middle English randoun ← Old French randon →
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Meanings

nounrandomizer (plural randomizers)

plural randomizers

  1. One who, or that which, randomizes (often practically extended to pseudorandomization as well).
    1. A video game mod that randomizes or shuffles gameplay elements, such as enemy spawning or loot, in order to make the game unpredictable or chaotic.

Synonyms & antonyms

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archipelago

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃er-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reyH-
  3. Proto-Germanic*rinnaną
  4. Proto-West Germanic*rinnan
  5. Frankish*randij
  6. Old Frenchrandir
  7. Old Frenchrandon
  8. Middle Englishrandoun
  9. Englishrandon
  10. Englishrandom
  11. Englishrandomize
  12. Englishrandomizer

From randomize + -er.

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Translations

Russian рандома́йзер
  • рандома́йзер (randomájzer)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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