Dictionary

communicator en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [kəˈmjunɪkeɪɾɚ] (Canada, General-American)
• /kəˈmjunɪkeɪtɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
• (US) audio
• /kəˈmjʉːnɪkæɪtə/ (Australia)
• /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From communicate + -or, after Latin commūnicātor (“partner, sharer, participant”); compare Middle French communicateur (“sharer, participant”).

Meanings

1. Someone who, or something that communicates.
   • We'll let Nick give the presentation next week: he's a good communicator.
2. Any of several electronic devices that allow people with various disabilities to communicate via displays or artificial speech.
3. A usually portable communications device.
   • Captain, if the Iotians, who are very bright an imitative people, should take that communicator apart... 1968 January 12, David P. Harmon, Gene L. Coon, A Piece of the Action (Star Trek), season 2, episode 17, spoken by Spock (Leonard Nimoy):
   • ‘Observation Officer of the Z12Q, attention!’ snapped from the tight-beam headquarters communicator. ‘Cut off those spy rays and report yourself under arrest for treason!’ 1934 August 14, Edward Elmer Smith, “Skylark of Valeron”, in Astounding Stories, volume 13, number 6:

Forms

Deriveds

e-communicator · intercommunicator · minicom · agitate the communicator · telecommunicator

Synonyms

commlink (science fiction device)

Translations (11)

pl komunikator (Star Trek device) · fr communicateur (one who communicates) · de Mitteilende (one who communicates) · fr communicatrice (one who communicates) · cs komunikátor (one who communicates) · pl komunikatorka (one who communicates) · es comunicadora (one who communicates) · ko 전달자 (one who communicates) · es comunicador (one who communicates) · pl komunikator (one who communicates) · pl komunikator (device)