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- [glo-sey-ter, glaw-]
- /glɒˈseɪ tər, glɔ-/
- /ɡləsˈeɪtə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [glo-sey-ter, glaw-]
- /glɒˈseɪ tər, glɔ-/
Definitions of glossator word
- noun glossator a person who writes glosses; glossarist. 1
- noun glossator one of the medieval interpreters of the Roman and canon laws. 1
- noun glossator A person who writes glosses, especially a scholarly commentator on the texts of classical, civil, or canon law. 1
- noun glossator a writer of glosses and commentaries, esp (in the Middle Ages) an interpreter of Roman and Canon Law 0
- noun glossator a compiler of a glossary 0
- noun glossator a person who writes textual glosses 0
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Origin of glossator
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English glosator < Medieval Latin glōssātor commentator, equivalent to glōssā(re) to explain, interpret (see gloss2) + Latin -tor -tor
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Parts of speech for Glossator
noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
glossator popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
glossator usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for glossator
noun glossator
- linguist — a specialist in linguistics.
- adapter — a person or thing that adapts
- polyglot — able to speak or write several languages; multilingual.
- cryptologist — cryptography.
- decoder — A decoder is a device used to decode messages or signals sent in code, for example the television signals from a satellite.
See also
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