revelator

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /ˈrɛvəˌleɪtɚ/ UK /ˈrɛvəleɪtə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
one who reveals or discloses something, especially a divine truth

The prophet was regarded as a revelator of hidden mysteries.

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Synonyms

1 noun · one who reveals or... revealerdiscloser

Word family

Related forms reveal revelation revelative veil

Etymology

From Late Latin revelator ('one who reveals'), from revelare ('to unveil, reveal'), from re- ('back, opposite') + velare ('to cover, veil'), from velum ('veil').

revelator Latin velum Latin

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Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# revelator

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

## Meanings
1. one who reveals or discloses something, especially a divine truth

## Examples
- The prophet was regarded as a revelator of hidden mysteries.

## Synonyms
- revealer
- discloser

## Related Forms
- reveal
- revelation
- revelative
- veil

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: revelator
- Root: velum

## Etymology
From Late Latin revelator ('one who reveals'), from revelare ('to unveil, reveal'), from re- ('back, opposite') + velare ('to cover, veil'), from velum ('veil').

## AI Etymology
Revelator comes from Late Latin revelator ('one who reveals'), from revelare ('to unveil, reveal'), from re- ('back, opposite') + velare ('to cover, veil'), from velum ('veil'). The historical chain includes Latin revelator and Latin velum. Older glosses in the chain include "one who reveals", "to unveil, reveal", "back, opposite", and "to cover, veil", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, revelator is best read as compound and borrowing, yielding an English noun shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as a noun, with the sense "one who reveals or discloses something, especially a divine truth". related forms include reveal, revelation, revelative, and veil. The result is an English noun whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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