incriminator en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈkɾɪm.ɪ.neː.tɜː(ɾ)/ (India)
- /ɪnˈkɾɪm.ɪ.neː.təɾ/ (India)
- /ɪnˈkɹɪm.ɪ.næɪ̯.tə/ (Australia)
- ĭn-krĭm′ĭ-nā-tər
- /ɪnˈkɹɪm.ɪ.ne.təɾ/ (Scotland)
- /ənˈkɹəm.ə.næɪ̯.tə/ (New-Zealand)
- /ɪnˈkɹɪm.ɪ.neɪ̯.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪnˈkɹɪm.ɪ.neɪ̯.təɹ/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
From incriminate + -or. First attested in 1838.
Meanings
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One who incriminates.
Yet our judges[…]our incriminators, firmly believe in the transcendent excellence of those works.
1824–1829, Walter Savage Landor, Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: […] Taylor and Hessey, […]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| incriminators | Number=Plur | lexicographic |