abbreviator en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Canada) audio
- /-ɛɪ.tɚ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /əˈbɹi.viˌeɪ.tɚ/ (General-American)
- /əˈbɹiː.viˌeɪ.tɚ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin abbreviātor. Compare French abbréviateur.
Meanings
- A person who abbreviates or shortens.
- (historical) One of a college of seventy-two officers of the papal court whose duty was to make a short minute of a decision on a petition, or reply of the pope to a letter, and afterwards expand the minute into official form.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| abbreviators | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
nb abbreviator (papal officer) · es abreviador (papal officer) · ca abreviador (papal officer) · pl abrewiator (one who abbreviates) · nl afkorter (one who abbreviates) · pt breviador (papal officer) · ar مُخْتَصِر (one who abbreviates) · pt abreviador (one who abbreviates)