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punctuator

punctuator noun: one who punctuates, as in writing.

Noun

punctuator (plural punctuators)

  1. One who punctuates, as in writing.
    • He was a sloppy punctuator, often leaving out commas and confusing colons with semicolons.

Forms of punctuator

pluralpunctuators

Origin of punctuator

From punctuate + -or.

Questions about punctuator

What does punctuator mean?
Punctuator means one who punctuates, as in writing.
What part of speech is punctuator?
Punctuator is a noun.
What is the plural of punctuator?
The plural of punctuator is punctuators.

Words near punctuator in the dictionary

  1. punctuationist
  2. punctuationists
  3. punctuationless
  4. punctuations
  5. punctuative
  6. punctuator
  7. punctuators
  8. punctuist
  9. punctuists
  10. punctulate
  11. punctulated

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