noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who explains.
2. 2
   A variable that predicts or explains the variation in another variable; an explanatory variable.

Synonyms

All synonyms

explainer

Etymology

From Latin explānātor, from explānō (“to flatten out, make plain, explain”).

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