lacrimator

lac·ri·ma·tor

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [lak-ruh-mey-ter]
- /ˈlæk rəˌmeɪ tər/
- /lˈakrɪmˌeɪtə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lak-ruh-mey-ter]
- /ˈlæk rəˌmeɪ tər/

Definitions of lacrimator word

noun lacrimator a chemical substance that causes the shedding of tears, as tear gas. 1
noun lacrimator Alternative spelling of lachrymator. 1
noun lacrimator a substance causing an increase in the flow of tears 0
abbreviation LACRIMATOR lachrymator 0

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Origin of lacrimator

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

1915-20; < Medieval Latin lacrimātor, equivalent to lacrimā(re) to shed tears (see lachrymatory) + -tor -tor

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Parts of speech for Lacrimator

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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lacrimator popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% 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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