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abator

Syllables: a·ba·tor/əˈbeɪt.ə/

abator noun: a person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee.

Noun (1)

abator (plural abators)

  1. a person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee

Noun (2)

abator (plural abators)

  1. one who abates, ends, or does away with a nuisance

abator meaning in Tamil

abator in Tamil

அல்லல் அகற்றுநர்

Forms of abator

pluralabators

Origin of abator

From abate (“to enter without right after the owner dies and before the heir takes over”) + -or. From Anglo-Norman.

From abate (“do away with”) + -or. From Middle English, from Old French.

Words that rhyme with abator

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Questions about abator

What does abator mean?
Abator means a person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee.
What is abator in Tamil?
Abator in Tamil is அல்லல் அகற்றுநர். See Abator meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is abator?
Abator is a noun.
How do you pronounce abator?
Abator is pronounced /əˈbeɪt.ə/ (US).
What is the plural of abator?
The plural of abator is abators.

Words near abator in the dictionary

  1. abative
  2. abatjour
  3. abatjours
  4. abaton
  5. abatons
  6. abator
  7. abators
  8. abatsons
  9. abattage
  10. abattages
  11. abattis

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Adapted from Wiktionary: abator (page history and authors); abator (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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