Words ending with ator

abator means: a person who abates a nuisance

abbreviator means: one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work

abdicator means: one who formally relinquishes an office or responsibility

abnegator means: one who gives up or relinquishes or renounces something

abominator means: one who hates or loathes

abrogator means: an authority or official empowered to abolish or annul or repeal

absorption indicator means: an indicator used in reactions that involve precipitation

academic administrator means: an administrator in a college or university

accelerator means: a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine

accelerator means: a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles

advice means: a proposal for an appropriate course of action

alfileria means: European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage

anime means: a style of animation developed in Japan, characterized by stylized colorful art and often adult themes

anime means: any of various resins or oleoresins

anime means: a hard copal derived from an African tree

channel islands national park means: a national park in California featuring sea birds and marine life

defensive attitude means: an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')

donne means: English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631)

edited means: improved or corrected by critical editing

geological means: of or relating to or based on geology

gluck means: German composer of more than 100 operas (1714-1787)

haji means: an Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca

kogia simus means: very small (to 8 feet) sperm whale of central coasts of Atlantic and Pacific

narcosis means: unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesia

night terror means: an emotional episode (usually in young children) in which the person awakens in terror with feelings of anxiety and fear but is unable to remember any incident that might have provoked those feelings

pain in the neck means: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

pain in the neck means: a bothersome annoying person

pap smear means: a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells

polo means: a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball

polo means: Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)