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abdicator

US/ˈæb.dɪˌkeɪ.tɚ/

abdicator noun: a person supporting the abdication of another.

Noun

abdicator (plural abdicators)

  1. (obsolete) A person supporting the abdication of another.
  2. One who abdicates.
    • King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom was an abdicator.

Forms of abdicator

pluralabdicators

Origin of abdicator

From abdicate + -or.

Questions about abdicator

What does abdicator mean?
Abdicator means a person supporting the abdication of another.
What part of speech is abdicator?
Abdicator is a noun.
How do you pronounce abdicator?
Abdicator is pronounced /ˈæb.dɪˌkeɪ.tɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of abdicator?
The plural of abdicator is abdicators.

Words near abdicator in the dictionary

  1. abdication
  2. abdicational
  3. abdications
  4. abdicative
  5. abdicatives
  6. abdicator
  7. abdicators
  8. Abdiel
  9. Abdinasir
  10. Abdirahman
  11. Abdirahmans

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