communicatorn.

Brit.

/kəˈmjuːnᵻkeɪtə/, U.S.

/kəˈmjunəˌkeɪdər/

Forms: 1500s–1600s communicatour, 1500s– communicator.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: communicate v., -or suffix.

Etymology: < communicate v. + -or suffix, after post-classical Latin communicator partner, sharer, participant (Vulgate; early 3rd cent. in Tertullian), commoner (1567 in a British source; < classical Latin commūnicāt- , past participial stem of commūnicāre communicate v. + -or -or suffix). Compare Middle French, French communicateur sharer, participant (14th cent.; now obsolete in this sense), person who communicates (something) (17th cent.).

1. A person who or thing which communicates (something) (in various senses).In quot. 1987 with reference to U.S. President Ronald Reagan (see Reaganism n.), nicknamed the ‘Great Communicator’.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > [noun] > one who or that which communicates

communicator1550

correspondent1639

communicant1847

intercommunicator1855

languager1918

contact man1926

the mind > possession > giving > [noun] > giver > one who imparts

communicant1597

imparter1600

communicator1852

1550 J. Hooper Ouersight Jonas vi. f. cxlvi^v I woulde wyshe it wer commaunded by the Magistrates, that y^e communicatours, and receauers shuld do it, standyng or syttynge.

1581 W. Fulke Reioynder Bristows Replie ii. 398 And speaking of them which did eate the Sacrifices of Israelites, of which, euery one did not eate the whole, he saide they were..communicators of the altar. And them that take part of the sacrifice of the Gentiles, he calleth..communicators with diuels.

1597 H. Clapham Theol. Axioms sig. Diij I shold..deme euerie speaker and communicator with yow to be flatly visible Antichristian.

1642 S. Rutherford Peaceable Plea xii. 187 Then they remained for a space communicators with the true Church in the word of the covenant and seales.

1662 H. More Second Lash of Alazonomastix iv. 115 The first communicatour of which Mystery.

1700 E. Howard Remarks New Philos. Des-Cartes iii. 215 Tho' he could not but know, that he was their first Communicator.

1741 Family Mag. 249/2 I shall not, says the communicator, enter into the merits of the medicine, or attempt to account for its effects.

1778 Unfortunate Union II. lxxii. 177 Why am I, whose heart is so unfitted for it, destined to be the communicator of such tidings?

1852 J. Wilson in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 72 149 The Poem represents..God as the willing infinite Communicator of Good.

1859 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 20 i. 176 The rope..is a mere intermediate communicator of power to the distant machine.

1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. xiv. 283 To impress the personality of the communicator upon the recipient.

1918 A. Conan Doyle New Revelation i. 24 Two communicators sent messages, the first of whom spelt out as a name ‘Dorothy Postlethwaite’, a name unknown to any of us.

1977 Church Times 6 May 7/1 He is a first-rate communicator and puts his message across vividly and anecdotally.

1987 Los Angeles Times 15 Feb. v. 4/5 We have never had either a ‘Teflon President’ or a ‘Great Communicator’.

2007 Ecologist July–Aug. 94/3 Smith has to be the best science communicator alive today, and this book stands as the final word on the health risks of genetically modified food.

a. Telegraphy. The part of a telegraph used for sending messages; = transmitter n. b(a). Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telegraphy > telegraph > [noun] > transmitter

communicator1840

keysender1903

1840 Mechanics' Mag. 1 Aug. 162/2 These wires, at their termination, are connected with an apparatus, which may be called a communicator,..because by means of it the signals are communicated.

c1865 J. Wylde Circle of Sci. I. 274/1 The words..sent by the communicator are spelt, letter by letter, on the indicator.

1876 R. Routledge Discov. & Inventions 19th Cent. 406 The communicator, or transmitting apparatus, here shows an arrangement very compact, and not easily deranged.

1989 Encycl. Brit. XXVIII. 487/2 The sending communicator was another dial similarly arranged.

b. A device or apparatus for communicating with the guard or driver of a train; esp. = communication cord n. at communication n. Compounds 3a. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage > carriage designed to carry passengers > device to communicate with driver or guard

communicator1847

communication cord1854

1847 Jackson's Oxf. Jrnl. 27 Nov. 2/2 The Eastern Counties Company have adopted a ‘railway train alarum’, called ‘Dutton's Railway Communicator’, in one of their daily trains.

1872 Daily News 30 July Parliament imposed a penalty on the misuse of the communicator [in a train].

1903 Racine (Wisconsin) Weekly Jrnl. 28 July 6/1 ‘Let me get to the communicator, then,’ she said sharply, still trying to open the window.

1964 Trains Ann. 49/1 The passenger's communicator, fixed in the middle of each compartment over the seat, consisted of a circular dial and a small handle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	communicator
释义	communicatorn. Brit. /kəˈmjuːnᵻkeɪtə/, U.S. /kəˈmjunəˌkeɪdər/ Forms: 1500s–1600s communicatour, 1500s– communicator. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: communicate v., -or suffix. Etymology: < communicate v. + -or suffix, after post-classical Latin communicator partner, sharer, participant (Vulgate; early 3rd cent. in Tertullian), commoner (1567 in a British source; < classical Latin commūnicāt- , past participial stem of commūnicāre communicate v. + -or -or suffix). Compare Middle French, French communicateur sharer, participant (14th cent.; now obsolete in this sense), person who communicates (something) (17th cent.). 1. A person who or thing which communicates (something) (in various senses).In quot. 1987 with reference to U.S. President Ronald Reagan (see Reaganism n.), nicknamed the ‘Great Communicator’. ΘΚΠ society > communication > [noun] > one who or that which communicates communicator1550 correspondent1639 communicant1847 intercommunicator1855 languager1918 contact man1926 the mind > possession > giving > [noun] > giver > one who imparts communicant1597 imparter1600 communicator1852 1550 J. Hooper Ouersight Jonas vi. f. cxlvi^v I woulde wyshe it wer commaunded by the Magistrates, that y^e communicatours, and receauers shuld do it, standyng or syttynge. 1581 W. Fulke Reioynder Bristows Replie ii. 398 And speaking of them which did eate the Sacrifices of Israelites, of which, euery one did not eate the whole, he saide they were..communicators of the altar. And them that take part of the sacrifice of the Gentiles, he calleth..communicators with diuels. 1597 H. Clapham Theol. Axioms sig. Diij I shold..deme euerie speaker and communicator with yow to be flatly visible Antichristian. 1642 S. Rutherford Peaceable Plea xii. 187 Then they remained for a space communicators with the true Church in the word of the covenant and seales. 1662 H. More Second Lash of Alazonomastix iv. 115 The first communicatour of which Mystery. 1700 E. Howard Remarks New Philos. Des-Cartes iii. 215 Tho' he could not but know, that he was their first Communicator. 1741 Family Mag. 249/2 I shall not, says the communicator, enter into the merits of the medicine, or attempt to account for its effects. 1778 Unfortunate Union II. lxxii. 177 Why am I, whose heart is so unfitted for it, destined to be the communicator of such tidings? 1852 J. Wilson in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 72 149 The Poem represents..God as the willing infinite Communicator of Good. 1859 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 20 i. 176 The rope..is a mere intermediate communicator of power to the distant machine. 1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. xiv. 283 To impress the personality of the communicator upon the recipient. 1918 A. Conan Doyle New Revelation i. 24 Two communicators sent messages, the first of whom spelt out as a name ‘Dorothy Postlethwaite’, a name unknown to any of us. 1977 Church Times 6 May 7/1 He is a first-rate communicator and puts his message across vividly and anecdotally. 1987 Los Angeles Times 15 Feb. v. 4/5 We have never had either a ‘Teflon President’ or a ‘Great Communicator’. 2007 Ecologist July–Aug. 94/3 Smith has to be the best science communicator alive today, and this book stands as the final word on the health risks of genetically modified food. 2. a. Telegraphy. The part of a telegraph used for sending messages; = transmitter n. b(a). Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telegraphy > telegraph > [noun] > transmitter communicator1840 keysender1903 1840 Mechanics' Mag. 1 Aug. 162/2 These wires, at their termination, are connected with an apparatus, which may be called a communicator,..because by means of it the signals are communicated. c1865 J. Wylde Circle of Sci. I. 274/1 The words..sent by the communicator are spelt, letter by letter, on the indicator. 1876 R. Routledge Discov. & Inventions 19th Cent. 406 The communicator, or transmitting apparatus, here shows an arrangement very compact, and not easily deranged. 1989 Encycl. Brit. XXVIII. 487/2 The sending communicator was another dial similarly arranged. b. A device or apparatus for communicating with the guard or driver of a train; esp. = communication cord n. at communication n. Compounds 3a. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage > carriage designed to carry passengers > device to communicate with driver or guard communicator1847 communication cord1854 1847 Jackson's Oxf. Jrnl. 27 Nov. 2/2 The Eastern Counties Company have adopted a ‘railway train alarum’, called ‘Dutton's Railway Communicator’, in one of their daily trains. 1872 Daily News 30 July Parliament imposed a penalty on the misuse of the communicator [in a train]. 1903 Racine (Wisconsin) Weekly Jrnl. 28 July 6/1 ‘Let me get to the communicator, then,’ she said sharply, still trying to open the window. 1964 Trains Ann. 49/1 The passenger's communicator, fixed in the middle of each compartment over the seat, consisted of a circular dial and a small handle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1550
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