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probator

probator noun: an examiner; an approver.

Noun

probator (plural probators)

  1. An examiner; an approver.
    • Warranted Officers, that are reckoned ancient experienced Men of the same Employments, some nominated, and appointed for Probators, as well as all from the Captains and Commissioners1691, Henry Maydman, Naval Speculations, AND Maritime Politicks: Being a Modest and Brief DISCOURSE OF THE Royal Navy OF ENGLAND: OF Its Oeconomy and Government, AND A Projection for an everlasting...
  2. (UK, obsolete) One who, when indicted for crime, confessed it and accused his accomplices in order to obtain pardon.

Forms of probator

pluralprobators

Origin of probator

From Latin probātor.

Questions about probator

What does probator mean?
Probator means an examiner; an approver.
What part of speech is probator?
Probator is a noun.
What is the plural of probator?
The plural of probator is probators.

Words near probator in the dictionary

  1. probationship
  2. probationships
  3. probative
  4. probatively
  5. probativeness
  6. probator
  7. probators
  8. probatory
  9. probe
  10. probe-and-drogue
  11. probe-scissors

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