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PROPAGATOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does propagator mean?
• PROPAGATOR (noun)
The noun PROPAGATOR has 2 senses:
1. someone who propagates plants (as under glass)
2. someone who spreads the news
Familiarity information: PROPAGATOR used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who propagates plants (as under glass)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("propagator" is a kind of...):
botanist; phytologist; plant scientist (a biologist specializing in the study of plants)
Derivation:
propagate (cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who spreads the news
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
disseminator; propagator
Hypernyms ("propagator" is a kind of...):
communicator (a person who communicates with others)
Derivation:
propagate (cause to become widely known)
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