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PRONUNCIATION OF CONFISCATOR

confiscator  [ˈkɒnfɪˌskeɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONFISCATOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Confiscator is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONFISCATOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of confiscator in the English dictionary

The definition of confiscator in the dictionary is a person that confiscates.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONFISCATOR


applicator
ˈæplɪˌkeɪtə
authenticator
ɔːˈθɛntɪˌkeɪtə
cater
ˈkeɪtə
chaqueta
tʃəˈkeɪtə
communicator
kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtə
Decatur
dəˈkeɪtə
desiccator
ˈdɛsɪˌkeɪtə
duplicator
ˈdjuːplɪˌkeɪtə
educator
ˈɛdjʊˌkeɪtə
eradicator
ɪˈrædɪˌkeɪtə
fabricator
ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtə
ice-skater
ˈaɪsˌskeɪtə
indicator
ˈɪndɪˌkeɪtə
locator
ləʊˈkeɪtə
Mercator
mɜːˈkeɪtə
nonskater
ˌnɒnˈskeɪtə
provocator
ˈprɒvəˌkeɪtə
replicator
ˈreplɪˌkeɪtə
skater
ˈskeɪtə
syndicator
ˈsɪndɪˌkeɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONFISCATOR

confirmatory
confirmed
confirmed credit
confirmed letter of credit
confirmedly
confirmee
confirmer
confirmings
confirmor
confiscable
confiscatable
confiscate
confiscation
confiscatory
confiserie
confiseur
confit
Confiteor
confiture
confix

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONFISCATOR

adjudicator
administrator
advocator
airspeed indicator
allocator
direction indicator
economic indicator
fornicator
judicator
lubricator
multiplicator
performance indicator
predicator
prevaricator
prognosticator
purificator
qualificator
relocator
sonicator
uniform resource locator
vindicator

Synonyms and antonyms of confiscator in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «confiscator» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONFISCATOR

Find out the translation of confiscator to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of confiscator from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «confiscator» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

confiscator
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

confiscador
570 millions of speakers

English

confiscator
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

confiscator
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

confiscator
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

confiscator
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

confiscator
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

confiscator
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

confiscatoire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penyampai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Entzieher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

confiscator
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

confiscator
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Confiscator
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

confiscator
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

confiscator
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जप्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

confiscator
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

confiscatore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

confiscator
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

confiscator
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

confiscator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δημευτούν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

confiscator
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

confiscator
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

confiscator
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of confiscator

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONFISCATOR»

The term «confiscator» is used very little and occupies the 184.835 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONFISCATOR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «confiscator» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «confiscator» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about confiscator

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONFISCATOR»

Discover the use of confiscator in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to confiscator and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Commentary to the Germanic Laws and Medieval Documents
words te compellente, te imminente,1 that is, the sovereign gave the saio the right to compel, hence imminens itself became the equivalent for "confiscator, saio."2 We can now see how saio, that is, socio, came to take the place of "exactor.
Leo Wiener, 1915
2
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law
96. confiscator. 'ska-shan\ n — con-fis-ca-tor \'kan-f3- , ska-tar \ n — con-fis-ca- tory \k3n- Tis- ka-,tor-e\ adj conflict of interest \'kan-,flikt-\ 1 : a conflict between the private interests and the official or professional responsibilities of a person in a ...
‎1996
3
Scandinavian Studies in Law
But if the possession once obtained by the confiscator proves to be so precarious that the deprived owner succeeds in retaking the possession on the confiscator's own territory, there seems to be no reason why courts outside the confiscating ...
Folke Fredrik Schmidt, 1958
4
The Dinkard: The original Pahlavi text; the same ...
_ '5-3-5 _'~O\_-w9 --50 THE DINKARD, (5) And about the confiscator when a beast of burden comes into his charge (ddrishna); how it is when his essentiall mode“ is severe'; how it is when it comes to him with (its) use and advantage.
5
Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
The last is an E formation; confiscator is senseadapted from L confiscdtor, a treasurer; confiscation derives, via MF-F, from L confiscfitiom, o/s of corjfiscdtio (lit , a treasuring), from confiscfire, to CONGRUENCE safeguard in a special basket or ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
6
Walls Around: The Plunder of Warsaw Jewry During World War ...
What about [the fact that] the new owners getting things back [from the confiscator ] but only in part? Whoever doesn't agree with this theory [must understand]: These sorts of things are settled officially, not while walking along arm in arm, ...
Itamar Levin, 2004
7
Human Rights, Suffering, and Aesthetics in Political Prison ...
On one occasion, when the two beets Young Zhang had stolen and carefully hidden away were discovered and confiscated, he wept and begged the confiscator, “Leave them for me! Leave them for me!” (294). The author describes the beets ...
Yenna Wu, 2011
8
Pahlavi Texts
severally, to the end of the winter as regards the cloak, and to the end of the summer as regards the water—skin; that is, for how much gain upon that one cloak, or water-skin, is the retribution of the confiscator to whom it is appertaining'; and ...
Edward William West, 2012
9
Kingdom of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan
Even if Hyder Ali is to be considered a confiscator of the kingdom, it is so long a period that he's right on it is proved. 2. Even if Hyder Ali is considered as a confiscator of the kingdom his children are free from that allegation. 3. Tipu Sultan has ...
Anwar Haroon, 2013
10
Entscheidungen
It is supported by the provisions of Art. 29 of the Restitution Law, which requires any confiscator, innocent or otherwise, to "turn over any compensation or assign any claim for indemnification which he might have acquired in connection with the ...
Germany (West). Oberstes Rückerstattungsgericht. Dritter Senat, 1960

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONFISCATOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term confiscator is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pointing out a problem isn't 'politicizing' it
... latest (nearly daily) incidence of a child finding an unattended gun and shooting someone without being characterized as a gun-confiscator. «HeraldNet, Jun 15»
2
Republican Misrule
hugely expensive, far too intrusive, provides way too many services and is a confiscator of wealth.” Indeed, Brownback himself famously called ... «Bayoubuzz, Jun 15»
3
Political Dysfunction Rules in Kansas
... people who believe that government is hugely expensive, far too intrusive, provides way too many services and is a confiscator of wealth.". «U.S. News & World Report, Jun 15»
4
A novel approach Montco author visiting 100 book clubs to promote …
Adela, whose father is sickly, is always terrified of being taken away by the Confiscator. To help publicize Henna House, Eve came up with a ... «Philly.com, Apr 15»
5
The Hindu Crossword 11351
16 Confiscator, not of spurious drugs (9). 19 Seen from a building, he enters his lodge (9). 20 Said to have despatched to Cologne (5). 22 Starts ... «The Hindu, Mar 15»
6
Costa Rica Coast Guard confiscates 810 kilos of cocaine near Quepos
Costa Rica's Public Security Ministry seized 21 metric tons of cocaine in 2014, making it the largest single confiscator of the narcotic in Central ... «The Tico Times, Jan 15»
7
Costa Rican cops report seven tons of marijuana, 21 tons of cocaine …
Seizures performed by Drug Control Police (PCD) officers “make Costa Rica the largest drug confiscator in the region,” he added. Anti-drug ... «The Tico Times, Dec 14»
8
Dutch Newspaper: Public Prosecutors Can Confiscate Bitcoins, At …
... of bitcoins to reveal to the confiscator to make him believe he already got everything there is, and a second wallet to keep secret that contains ... «CoinTelegraph, Jul 14»
9
Piers Morgan's Many Haters Want Credit for His Show's Demise
door-to-door gun confiscator #NextPiersMorganJob. — Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) February 24, 2014. Transgender rights activists. «The Wire, Feb 14»
10
From the archives: Monuments Man S. Lane Faison
(In 1938, Hitler appointed a Chief Confiscator to oversee the appropriation of chosen works.) However, due to the secret work of individuals ... «Mountain Xpress, Feb 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Confiscator [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/confiscator>. Apr 2024 ».
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