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phonicator

phonicator noun: an educator who champions the use of phonics instruction as a method of beginning or remedial reading instruction, often used as a self-referent.

Noun

phonicator (plural phonicators)

  1. (derogatory, humorous, slang, sometimes) An educator who champions the use of phonics instruction as a method of beginning or remedial reading instruction, often used as a self-referent.
    • I'm a phonicator, and proud of it!
    • Those phonicators are going to take the joy out of learning how to read.

Forms of phonicator

pluralphonicators

Origin of phonicator

From phonics + educator.

Questions about phonicator

What does phonicator mean?
Phonicator means an educator who champions the use of phonics instruction as a method of beginning or remedial reading instruction, often used as a self-referent.
What part of speech is phonicator?
Phonicator is a noun.
What is the plural of phonicator?
The plural of phonicator is phonicators.

Words near phonicator in the dictionary

  1. phonically
  2. phonicate
  3. phonicated
  4. phonicates
  5. phonicating
  6. phonicator
  7. phonicators
  8. phonics
  9. phonied
  10. phonied up
  11. phonier

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