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deviator en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈdivieɪtɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈdiːvieɪtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From deviate + -or.

Meanings

  1. That which deviates, or causes deviation
    • For Tories like Cartland, deviating from the Chamberlain line was seen as betrayal, not disagreement, and the deviators were subjected to raw schoolboy pressure. 2007 April 29, Jon Meacham, “Friends of Winston”, in New York Times:

Forms

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deviators Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

nondeviator · deviatoric

Translations (1)

de Abweichler (1. That which deviates, or causes deviation)