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incriminator

Syllables: in·crim·i·na·tor/ɪnˈkɹɪm.ɪ.neɪ̯.tə/US/ɪnˈkɹɪm.ɪ.neɪ̯.təɹ/

incriminator noun: one who incriminates.

Noun

incriminator (plural incriminators)

  1. One who incriminates.
    • Yet our judges[…]our incriminators, firmly believe in the transcendent excellence of those works.1824–1829, Walter Savage Landor, Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: […] Taylor and Hessey, […]

Forms of incriminator

pluralincriminators

Origin of incriminator

From incriminate + -or. First attested in 1838.

Questions about incriminator

What does incriminator mean?
Incriminator means one who incriminates.
What part of speech is incriminator?
Incriminator is a noun.
How do you pronounce incriminator?
Incriminator is pronounced /ɪnˈkɹɪm.ɪ.neɪ̯.tə/ (UK).
What is the plural of incriminator?
The plural of incriminator is incriminators.

Words near incriminator in the dictionary

  1. incriminated
  2. incriminates
  3. incriminating
  4. incrimination
  5. incriminations
  6. incriminator
  7. incriminators
  8. incriminatory
  9. incroach
  10. incroached
  11. incroaches

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