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deviator

UK/ˈdiːvieɪtə/US/ˈdivieɪtɚ/

deviator noun: that which deviates, or causes deviation.

Noun

deviator (plural deviators)

  1. That which deviates, or causes deviation
    • For Tories like Cartland, deviating from the Chamberlain line was seen as betrayal, not disagreement, and the deviators were subjected to raw schoolboy pressure.2007 April 29, Jon Meacham, “Friends of Winston”, in New York Times

Forms of deviator

pluraldeviators

Origin of deviator

From deviate + -or.

Words formed from deviator

Questions about deviator

What does deviator mean?
Deviator means that which deviates, or causes deviation.
What part of speech is deviator?
Deviator is a noun.
How do you pronounce deviator?
Deviator is pronounced /ˈdivieɪtɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of deviator?
The plural of deviator is deviators.

Words near deviator in the dictionary

  1. deviationisms
  2. deviationist
  3. deviationists
  4. deviations
  5. deviative
  6. deviator
  7. deviatoric
  8. deviators
  9. deviatory
  10. devic
  11. device

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