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applicator

noun ap·pli·ca·tor \ˈa-plə-ˌkā-tər\

: a tool that is used to put something (such as paint or makeup) on a surface : a tool that is used to apply something

Full Definition of APPLICATOR

:  one that applies; specifically :  a device for applying a substance (as medicine or polish)
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First Known Use of APPLICATOR

1659

Rhymes with APPLICATOR

abdicator, abnegator, activator, actuator, adulator, advocator, agitator, alligator, allocator, animator, annotator, arbitrator, aspirator, aviator, brachiator, buccinator, calculator, calibrator, captivator, carburetor, castigator, circulator, commentator, commutator, compensator, compurgator, concentrator, confiscator, congregator, consecrator, consummator, contemplator, corporator, correlator, cultivator, decorator, defalcator, delegator, demonstrator, denigrator, depredator, desecrater, designator, detonator, deviator, dissipater, dominator, dura mater, educator, elevator, emulator, escalator, estimator, excavator, explicator, expurgator, extirpator, fabricator, fascinator, figure skater, flocculator, formulator, fornicator, fractionator, fumigator, generator, gladiator, hesitater, hibernator, imitator, immolator, impregnator, incubator, indicator, infiltrator, in-line skater, innovator, inhalator, inspirator, instigator, insulator, integrator, lacrimator, liberator, liquidator, literator, lubricator, macerator, masticator, mediator, mitigator, moderator, modulator, motivator, mutilator, navigator, nomenclator, nominator, numerator, obturator, operator, orchestrator, oscillator, peculator, percolator, perforator, perpetrator, pia mater, pollinator, postulator, procreator, procurator, promulgator, propagator, punctuator, radiator, re-creator, remonstrator, renovator, resonator, respirator, revelator, roller skater, rubricator, rusticator, salivator, second-rater, selling-plater, separator, simulator, stimulator, subjugator, Sunset Crater, syncopator, syndicator, tabulator, terminator, vaccinator, vacillator, valuator, venerator, ventilator, vindicator, violator, vitiator
APPLICATOR Defined for Kids

applicator

noun ap·pli·ca·tor \ˈa-plə-ˌkā-tər\

Definition of APPLICATOR for Kids

:  a device for applying a substance (as medicine or polish)
Medical Dictionary

applicator

noun ap·pli·ca·tor \ˈap-lə-ˌkāt-ər\

Medical Definition of APPLICATOR

:  one that applies; specifically :  a device for applying a substance (as medicine)

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