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corroborator

cor·rob·o·rate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [verb kuh-rob-uh-reyt; adjective kuh-rob-er-it]
    • /verb kəˈrɒb əˌreɪt; adjective kəˈrɒb ər ɪt/
    • /kəˈrɒbəreɪtə /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb kuh-rob-uh-reyt; adjective kuh-rob-er-it]
    • /verb kəˈrɒb əˌreɪt; adjective kəˈrɒb ər ɪt/

Definitions of corroborator word

  • verb with object corroborator to make more certain; confirm: He corroborated my account of the accident. 1
  • adjective corroborator Archaic. confirmed. 1
  • noun corroborator One who corroborates, or verifies something; one who lends credence by upholding another's story. 1
See all 3 definitions of corroborator

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Origin of corroborator

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; < Latin corrōborātus past participle of corrōborāre to strengthen, equivalent to cor- cor- + rōbor(āre) to make strong (derivative of rōbor, rōbur oak (hence, strength); see robust) + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Corroborator

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

corroborator popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for corroborator

noun corroborator

  • bystander — A bystander is a person who is present when something happens and who sees it but does not take part in it.
  • spectator — a weekly periodical (1711–12, 1714) issued by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele.
  • observer — someone or something that observes.
  • testimony — Law. the statement or declaration of a witness under oath or affirmation, usually in court.
  • deponent — (of a verb, esp in Latin) having the inflectional endings of a passive verb but the meaning of an active verb
All 19 Synonyms of corroborator

Antonyms for corroborator

noun corroborator

  • participant — a person or group that participates; partaker.
Just one Antonym for corroborator

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