scanlator

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noun

One who scanlates; one who scans and translates a text.

OriginEnglish scanlate ← Middle English scanne ← Latin scandō →
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Meanings

nounscanlator (plural scanlators)

plural scanlators

  1. One who scanlates; one who scans and translates a text.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*skend-
  2. Proto-Italic*skandō
  3. Latinscandō
  4. Middle Englishscanden
  5. Middle Englishscanne
  6. Englishscan
  7. Englishtranslate
  8. Englishscanlate
  9. Englishscanlator

From scanlate + -or. By surface analysis, blend of scan + translator.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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