Words ending with tor

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

abductor means: a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line

abductor means: someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)

abettor means: one who helps or encourages or incites another

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 factor means: (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body

alpine clubmoss means: a variety of club moss

astrodome means: a transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator can make celestial observations

breech presentation means: delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first

bungler means: someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence

condemnatory means: containing or imposing condemnation or censure

dark-coated means: covered with dark hair

elaeis guineensis means: oil palm of Africa

elizabeth river means: a short river in southeastern Virginia flowing between Norfolk and Portsmouth into Hampton Roads

genus aleurites means: candlenut

genus pygopus means: type genus of the Pygopodidae; snake-shaped pleurodont lizard with no forelimbs and only rudimentary hind limbs

hammerstein means: United States lyricist who collaborated on many musical comedies (most successfully with Richard Rodgers) (1895-1960)

heavenly city means: phrases used to refer to Heaven

indigirka river means: a river in far eastern Siberia that flows generally northward to the Arctic Ocean

nonappearance means: failure to appear (especially as at court)

omnidirectional range means: a navigational system consisting of a network of radio beacons that provide aircraft with information about exact position and bearing

presciently means: with foresight

reticuloendothelial system means: a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells

second nature means: acquired behavior that is practiced so long it seems innate

turnabout means: turning in the opposite direction

turnabout means: a decision to reverse an earlier decision