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circulator

circulator noun: a person or thing that causes something to circulate.

Noun

circulator (plural circulators)

  1. A person or thing that causes something to circulate
    • Who is the circulator of this rumor?
  2. A local transit system that provides regular service within a closed loop
    • You can ride the airport circulator to the next terminal.
  3. A passive electronic component with three or more ports, in which the ports can be accessed in such a way that when a signal is fed into any port it is transferred to the next port only

Forms of circulator

pluralcirculators

Origin of circulator

From circulate + -or.

Words formed from circulator

Questions about circulator

What does circulator mean?
Circulator means a person or thing that causes something to circulate.
What part of speech is circulator?
Circulator is a noun.
What is the plural of circulator?
The plural of circulator is circulators.

Words near circulator in the dictionary

  1. circulationism
  2. circulationist
  3. circulationists
  4. circulations
  5. circulative
  6. circulator
  7. circulatories
  8. circulatorious
  9. circulators
  10. circulatory
  11. circulatory shock

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