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Meaning of "equivocator" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EQUIVOCATOR

equivocator  [ɪˈkwɪvəkeɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EQUIVOCATOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Equivocator 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 EQUIVOCATOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Equivocation

Equivocation is classified as an informal logical fallacy. It is the misleading use of a term with more than one meaning or sense. It generally occurs with polysemic words. It is often confused with amphiboly; the difference is that equivocation arises from an ambiguous definition of a word, while amphiboly refers to ambiguous sentence structure due to punctuation or syntax.

Definition of equivocator in the English dictionary

The definition of equivocator in the dictionary is a person who equivocates.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EQUIVOCATOR


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EQUIVOCATOR

equivalence
equivalence relation
equivalency
equivalent
equivalent air speed
equivalent circuit
equivalent focal length
equivalent weight
equivalently
equivalve
equivocal
equivocality
equivocally
equivocalness
equivocate
equivocatingly
equivocation
equivocatory
equivoke
equivoque

WORDS THAT END LIKE EQUIVOCATOR

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

Synonyms and antonyms of equivocator in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «equivocator» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EQUIVOCATOR

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

Translator English - Chinese

equivocator
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

equivocator
570 millions of speakers

English

equivocator
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

equivocator
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المراوغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

equivocator
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

equivocator
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

equivocator
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faiseur d´équivoques
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Equivocator
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

equivocator
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

equivocator
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

equivocator
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Equivocator
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

equivocator
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஈக்விகேட்டர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समीक्षक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lastikli konuşan kimse
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

equivocator
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

equivocator
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

equivocator
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

equivocator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

equivocator
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

equivocator
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

equivocator
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

equivocator
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of equivocator

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EQUIVOCATOR»

The term «equivocator» is used very little and occupies the 164.688 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EQUIVOCATOR» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EQUIVOCATOR»

Discover the use of equivocator in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to equivocator and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Macbeth
8 equivocator . . . Usually referred to the Jesuits, who were believed to engage in equivocal oaths, possibly to escape rabid religious prejudices against them, in the immediate context of the play's composition, this probably was an allusion to  ...
Shakespeare, Shakespeare William, 2009
2
Macbeth
Wilson proposed 'time-server' for 'time' to parallel the later 'equivocator' and 'tailor' . Time-server' would apply to a farmer who observes the seasons, and through ' server' = waiter, would provide a link with 'napkins', napkins, handkerchiefs.
William Shakespeare, J. H. Walter, 1962
3
Philosophy of Statistics
The third norm, Equivocation, can be fleshed out by requiring that PE be a probability function, from all those that are calibrated with evidence, that is as close as possible to a totally equivocal probability function P= called the equivocator on L.
‎2011
4
Value Maps: Valuation Tools That Unlock Business Wealth
Finally there is the confused and self-contradictory Equivocator. It refuses to choose. It wants to be all things to all people. One day it is inveighing its managers to reduce costs. The next it tells them to innovate and be different. It has no idea ...
Warren D. Miller, 2010
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Automata, Languages and Programming: 33rd International ...
Then the equivocator uses SimDlogC for computing a commitment of sk. Now the equivocator can run the honest prover algorithm of Σcom obtaining a and computes ˆa using the OR-composed proof system of SimDlogC. Later for any ...
Michele Bugliesi, 2006
6
Informal Fallacies: Towards a Theory of Argument Criticisms
In this situation, how could the would-be equivocator equivocate? The equivocator would choose an argument that would prove the conclusion he needed to prove. Suppose that in the game of dialogue in question, the opponent needs to ...
Douglas N. Walton, 1987
7
Probabilistic Logics and Probabilistic Networks
(It is usual to understand a constraint of the form P(∀xUx) = c as limn→∞P(Ut1 ∧···∧ Utn) = c).6 We have that d(P,P=) = ∞ for all P ∈ E. Define P by Then P is the member of E that is closest to the equivocator. The objective Bayesian protocol ...
‎2010
8
Who's Afraid Of...?: Facets of Fear in Anglophone Literature ...
In the RSC production, the frightened king is born from Elizabeth's deathbed and is confronted by the Equivocator, whom he accepts as his 'guardian angel' and who proves to be a supernatural plot-shaping figure. Feelings of fear, which ...
Marion Gymnich, 2012
9
Macbeth: A Tragedy
'Faith, here's an equivocator,§ that could swear in both the scales against either scale; who committed treason enough for God's sake, yet could ' not equivocate , to heaven: 0, come in, equivocator. [K110cking.] Knock, knock, knock: \Vho's ...
William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens, 1807
10
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Faith, here's an equivocator, that could swear in both the scales against either scale; who committed treason enough for God's sake, yet could not equivocate to heaven: O, come in, equivocator. {Knocking within.") Knock, knock, knock!
William Shakespeare, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EQUIVOCATOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term equivocator is used in the context of the following news items.
1
William Shakespeare's jokes are just not funny, Sir Richard Eyre …
Therefore much drink may be said to be an equivocator with lechery; it makes him and it mars him; it sets him on and it takes him off; ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
2
Jeb Bush, Climate-Change Equivocator
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has been unofficially campaigning for president for months, even years, but once he makes it official ... «The New Republic, Jun 15»
3
The Long History Of Presidential Scandal And US Politics
... Dickinson accused Jackson of reneging on a bet with his father-in-law during a horse race, calling him a “coward and an equivocator. «Task & Purpose, Jun 15»
4
TV Guy: Mother's Day in the White House with 'Veep'
... Chlumsky) bristles at her boss's new reliance on Karen (Lennon Parham), a spineless equivocator incapable of making a single decision. «Times Herald-Record, May 15»
5
NH Poet Laureate to read from her latest book in Exeter
The 30 poems between the arias are also titled "Variations" and each focuses on an identity such as "Baker," "Dying Man," "Equivocator," even ... «Seacoastonline.com, May 15»
6
A House Divided Against Itself
Gandhi here is not the great soul of popular imagination but is portrayed somewhat harshly as an equivocator and eccentric whose “original ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
7
Nigel Farage's Smile Makes Him an Irresistible Political Communicator
Farage is viewed as ballsy rather than an equivocator. That fits with Ukip's outsider approach. It is the upstart party that can say what it thinks. «Huffington Post UK, Mar 15»
8
'This is not who we are' is American for: 'This is sort of who we are'
“President Obama is the 'Equivocator in Chief' at a time when we need a Commander in Chief”, runs a not-atypical offering. So you can't say ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
9
YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST! Clinton Finally Admits Lying
Bill O'Reilly, agreeable as usual, concurs: “Just this once, I'm with that center-leaning socialist-extremist equivocator. Newt's not far off the mark, ... «Glossy News, Mar 15»
10
Andrew Jackson was America's worst 'great' president
When Charles Dickinson called him "a coward and equivocator," the spat evolved into a formal duel. The excellent marksman Dickinson chose ... «The Week Magazine, Feb 15»

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