Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [kuh-rekt]
- /kəˈrɛkt/
- /kəˈrektə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kuh-rekt]
- /kəˈrɛkt/
Definitions of corrector word
- verb with object corrector to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight. 1
- verb with object corrector to point out or mark the errors in: The teacher corrected the examination papers. 1
- verb with object corrector to scold, rebuke, or punish in order to improve: Should parents correct their children in public? 1
- verb with object corrector to counteract the operation or effect of (something hurtful or undesirable): The medication will correct stomach acidity. 1
- verb with object corrector Mathematics, Physics. to alter or adjust so as to bring into accordance with a standard or with a required condition. 1
- verb without object corrector to make a correction or corrections. 1
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Origin of corrector
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; (v.) Middle English correcten (< Anglo-French correcter) < Latin corrēctus past participle of corrigere to make straight, equivalent to cor- cor- + reg- (stem of regere to direct) + -tus past participle suffix; (adj.) (< French correct) < Latin, as above
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Parts of speech for Corrector
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
corrector popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
corrector usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for corrector
noun corrector
- repairer — a person or thing that repairs.
- editor — a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication: She was offered a managing editor position at a small press.
- fixer — a person or thing that fixes.
- proofreader — to read (printers' proofs, copy, etc.) in order to detect and mark errors to be corrected.
- reformist — a person who advocates or practices reform; reformer.
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