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personator

UK/ˈpɜːsəˌneɪtə/US/ˈpɜɹsəˌneɪtəɹ/

personator noun: one who personates.

Noun

personator (plural personators)

  1. One who personates.
    • the personators of these actions1606, Ben Jonson, Hymenaei
    • If a man be sitting, let him do so as a personator of the deceased; if he be standing, let him do so (reverently), as in sacrificing.1855, James Legge (trans.), The Lî Kî (Book of Rites), page 62

Forms of personator

pluralpersonators

Origin of personator

From personate + -or.

Questions about personator

What does personator mean?
Personator means one who personates.
What part of speech is personator?
Personator is a noun.
How do you pronounce personator?
Personator is pronounced /ˈpɜːsəˌneɪtə/ (UK).
What is the plural of personator?
The plural of personator is personators.

Words near personator in the dictionary

  1. personating
  2. personatings
  3. personation
  4. personations
  5. personative
  6. personator
  7. personators
  8. personed
  9. personed up
  10. personeities
  11. personeity

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