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hesitator

hesitator noun: a word, such as "er" or "um", expressing hesitation on the part of the speaker. Also the alternative spelling of hesitater.

Noun

hesitator (plural hesitators)

  1. A word, such as "er" or "um", expressing hesitation on the part of the speaker.

Also used as

hesitator is also the alternative spelling of hesitater.

Forms of hesitator

pluralhesitators

Questions about hesitator

What does hesitator mean?
Hesitator means a word, such as "er" or "um", expressing hesitation on the part of the speaker.
What part of speech is hesitator?
Hesitator is a noun.
What is the plural of hesitator?
The plural of hesitator is hesitators.

Words near hesitator in the dictionary

  1. hesitational
  2. hesitations
  3. hesitative
  4. hesitatively
  5. hesitativeness
  6. hesitator
  7. hesitators
  8. hesitatory
  9. Hesket
  10. Hesketh
  11. Hesketh Bank

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