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- [roh-tey-ter or, esp. British, roh-tey-]
- /ˈroʊ teɪ tər or, esp. British, roʊˈteɪ-/
- /reʊˈteɪ.tər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [roh-tey-ter or, esp. British, roh-tey-]
- /ˈroʊ teɪ tər or, esp. British, roʊˈteɪ-/
Definitions of rotator word
- noun plural rotator a person or thing that rotates. 1
- noun plural rotator Anatomy. a muscle serving to rotate a part of the body. 1
- noun plural rotator Nautical. a bladed device streamed to rotate in the water to actuate a patent log. 1
- noun rotator sb/sth that rotates 1
- noun rotator anatomy: muscle 1
- noun rotator a person, device, or part that rotates or causes rotation 0
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Origin of rotator
First appearance:
before 1670 One of the 47% oldest English words
1670-80; < Latin rotātor, equivalent to rotā(re) (see rotate1) + -tor -tor
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Parts of speech for Rotator
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rotator popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% 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".
rotator usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rotator
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