castrater
castrater is the alternative form of castrator.
Meaning of castrator
Noun
castrator (plural castrators)
- One who castrates (gelds or neuters).
- “I remind myself,” McCleary says, unconvincingly, “that in medieval times, surgeons and dentists were classified under the sign of Mars along with butchers, barbers, tinkers, castrators of animals, murderers and hangmen.”2007 January 7, Lauren Collins, “Faces of War”, in New York Times
- Synonyms:
- gelder
Forms of castrater
| plural | castraters |
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Origin of castrater
From castrate + -er.
Words that rhyme with castrater
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- alligator
- vibrator
- freighter
- terminator
- waiter
- crater
- curator
- gaiter
- incubator
- plater
- pulsator
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- skater
- cater
- collator
- creator
- dictator
- equator
- escalator
- greater
- later
- relator
- rotator
- collimator
- dilator
- excavator
- frater
- gator
- inflater
- locator
- narrator
- palpator
- saeter
- slater
- traitor
- viator
- awaiter
- baiter
- citator
- corrugator
- dater
- deflator
- dominator
- emasculator
- glossator
- gyrator
- hater
- hydrator
- legator
- levator
- mandator
- mater
- migrator
- negator
- nitrator
- plaiter
- procreator
- spectator
- tater
- titrator
Questions about castrater
- What is castrater the alternative form of?
- Castrater is the alternative form of castrator.
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