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continuator

continuator noun: synonym of continuer, a person who continues the work of another.

Noun

continuator (plural continuators)

  1. Synonym of continuer, a person who continues the work of another.
    • The History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria is traditionally ascribed to the 10th-century Severus of Hermopolis, but it contains appendices by various continuators that carry its narrative into the 19th century.
    • Ms. Sheinbaum, who lacks his charisma and political acumen, is seen as the continuator of his political project.2024 March 17, Ilan Stavans, “Will Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum, a Jewish Woman, Blaze a Trail or Follow One?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 01 Jun 2024
    Synonyms:
    continuer

Synonyms of continuator

Forms of continuator

pluralcontinuators

Origin of continuator

From continue + -ator or continuate + -or.

Questions about continuator

What does continuator mean?
Continuator means synonym of continuer, a person who continues the work of another.
What part of speech is continuator?
Continuator is a noun.
What is the plural of continuator?
The plural of continuator is continuators.

Words near continuator in the dictionary

  1. continuations
  2. continuative
  3. continuatively
  4. continuativeness
  5. continuatives
  6. continuator
  7. continuators
  8. continuaunce
  9. continuaunces
  10. continue
  11. continue on one's merry way

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