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appropriator

ap·pro·pri·ate
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [adjective uh-proh-pree-it; verb uh-proh-pree-eyt]
    • /adjective əˈproʊ pri ɪt; verb əˈproʊ priˌeɪt/
    • /əˈpro.pri.ˌe.tə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [adjective uh-proh-pree-it; verb uh-proh-pree-eyt]
    • /adjective əˈproʊ pri ɪt; verb əˈproʊ priˌeɪt/

Definitions of appropriator word

  • adjective appropriator suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress. 1
  • adjective appropriator belonging to or peculiar to a person; proper: Each played his appropriate part. 1
  • verb with object appropriator to set apart, authorize, or legislate for some specific purpose or use: The legislature appropriated funds for the university. 1
  • verb with object appropriator to take to or for oneself; take possession of. 1
  • verb with object appropriator to take without permission or consent; seize; expropriate: He appropriated the trust funds for himself. 1
  • verb with object appropriator to steal, especially to commit petty theft. 1
See all 8 definitions of appropriator

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Origin of appropriator

First appearance:

before 1515
One of the 27% oldest English words
1515-25; < Late Latin appropriātus made one's own (past participle of appropriāre), equivalent to Latin ap- ap-1 + propri(us) one's own + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Appropriator

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Appropriator

appropriator popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

appropriator usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for appropriator

noun appropriator

  • claimant — A claimant is someone who is receiving money from the state because they are unemployed or they are unable to work because they are ill.
  • acquirable — to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property.
  • discoverer — a person who discovers.
  • spotter — a person employed to remove spots from clothing, especially at a dry-cleaning establishment.
  • search party — a group of persons conducting an organized search for someone or something lost or hidden.
All 6 Synonyms of appropriator

Antonyms for appropriator

noun appropriator

  • loser — a person, team, nation, etc., that loses: The visiting team was the loser in the series.
  • owner — a person who owns; possessor; proprietor.
  • stray — to deviate from the direct course, leave the proper place, or go beyond the proper limits, especially without a fixed course or purpose; ramble: to stray from the main road.
All 3 Antonyms of appropriator

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