explicator

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈɛksplɪkeɪtər/ UK /ˈɛksplɪkeɪtə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a person who explains or interprets, especially a text

She was a tireless explicator of obscure medieval poetry.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a person who explains or... interpreter expounder commentatorexegeteannotatorexplainer

Word family

Related forms explicate explication explicit

Etymology

From Latin explicator ('one who unfolds or explains'), from explicare ('to unfold, explain'), from ex- ('out') + plicare ('to fold').

explicator Latin plicare Latin

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# explicator

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɛksplɪkeɪtər/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɛksplɪkeɪtə/

## Meanings
1. a person who explains or interprets, especially a text

## Examples
- She was a tireless explicator of obscure medieval poetry.

## Synonyms
- interpreter
- expounder
- commentator
- exegete
- annotator
- explainer

## Related Forms
- explicate
- explication
- explicit

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: explicator
- Root: plicare

## Etymology
From Latin explicator ('one who unfolds or explains'), from explicare ('to unfold, explain'), from ex- ('out') + plicare ('to fold').

## AI Etymology
Explicator comes from Latin explicator ('one who unfolds or explains'), from explicare ('to unfold, explain'), from ex- ('out') + plicare ('to fold'). The etymological trail includes Latin explicator and Latin plicare. As a noun, explicator names a person who explains or interprets, especially a text. The same family is visible in related forms such as explicate, explication, and explicit. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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