Negator

//nəˈɡeɪtəɹ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who, or that which, negates.
  2. 2
    One who, or that which, negates.; A word (or other structural element) which causes negation.

    "The word "not" is a negator in English."

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"The word "not" is a negator in English."

Etymology

From negate + -or, or directly from Latin negātor.

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