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expiator

expiator noun: one who makes expiation or atonement.

Noun

expiator (plural expiators)

  1. One who makes expiation or atonement.

Forms of expiator

pluralexpiators

Origin of expiator

Learned borrowing from Latin expiātor.

Questions about expiator

What does expiator mean?
Expiator means one who makes expiation or atonement.
What part of speech is expiator?
Expiator is a noun.
What is the plural of expiator?
The plural of expiator is expiators.

Words near expiator in the dictionary

  1. expiating
  2. expiation
  3. expiational
  4. expiations
  5. expiative
  6. expiator
  7. expiators
  8. expiatory
  9. expidite
  10. expidited
  11. expies

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