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-inator

-inator suffix: a person or thing that does (something).

Suffix

-inator

  1. A person or thing that does (something).
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:-inator.

Origin of -inator

A popular term used notably by Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, a character from the 2007 American animated television series Phineas and Ferb; however, usage dates to at least the early 2000s, e.g., kupkake-inator in the 2003 film The Cat in the Hat. Modelled after Latinate agent nouns such as terminator. See -ator.

Questions about -inator

What does -inator mean?
-inator means a person or thing that does (something).
What part of speech is -inator?
-inator is a suffix.

Words near -inator in the dictionary

  1. -in
  2. -in'
  3. -in-law
  4. -in-waiting
  5. -ina
  6. -inator
  7. -inda
  8. -ine
  9. -ing
  10. -ing-form
  11. -ing-forms

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