moderator

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈmɑdəreɪtɚ/ UK /ˈmɒdəreɪtə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a person who presides over a debate, discussion, or panel

The moderator kept the panelists from talking over one another.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who presides over... chairpersonarbitrator mediatorfacilitatorreferee host

Word family

Related forms moderate moderation modest

Etymology

From Latin moderator ('manager, governor, controller'), from moderari ('to regulate, control'), related to modus ('measure').

moderator Latin modus Latin

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# moderator

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

## Meanings
1. a person who presides over a debate, discussion, or panel

## Examples
- The moderator kept the panelists from talking over one another.

## Synonyms
- chairperson
- arbitrator
- mediator
- facilitator
- referee
- host

## Related Forms
- moderate
- moderation
- modest

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: moderator
- Root: modus

## Etymology
From Latin moderator ('manager, governor, controller'), from moderari ('to regulate, control'), related to modus ('measure').

## AI Etymology
Moderator comes from Latin moderator ('manager, governor, controller'), from moderari ('to regulate, control'), related to modus ('measure'). The etymological trail includes Latin moderator and Latin modus. As a noun, moderator means a person who presides over a debate, discussion, or panel. The same family is visible in related forms such as moderate, moderation, and modest.

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

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