Dictionary

vindicator en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪ̯tɚ/ without t-flapping
• /ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪ̯tə/ without t-flapping
• [ˈvɪndɪˌkʰeɪ̯ɾɚ] ~ [ˈvɪndɪˌkʰeɪ̯ɾɹ̩] t-flapping
• /ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪ̯ɾɚ/ t-flapping
• /ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪ̯ɾə/ t-flapping
• [ˈvɪndɪˌkʰeɪ̯tʰə] without t-flapping
• [ˈvɪndɪˌkʰeɪ̯ɾə] t-flapping
• [ˈvɪndɪˌkʰeɪ̯tʰɚ] ~ [ˈvɪndɪˌkʰeɪ̯tʰɹ̩] without t-flapping

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vindicātor, equivalent to vindicate + -or.

Meanings

1. A person who vindicates.
   • Little thought the good-natured vindicator of Lady Anne's offspring (to all of whom he was sincerely attached) that he had drawn upon one that which she held to be the great misfortune of her life a short time afterwards. 1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XX, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 251:

Forms

Deriveds

vindicatress