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evocator

[ev-uh-key-ter, ee-voh-] /ˈɛv əˌkeɪ tər, ˈi voʊ-/
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noun
1.
a person who evokes, especially one who calls up spirits.
Origin of evocator
Latin
1785-1795
1785-95; < Latin ēvocātor one who calls to arms, equivalent to ēvocā(re) to evoke + -tor -tor
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  • An evocator whose name has been lost held a séance with Gilles and de Sillé in a chamber at Tiffauges.

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British Dictionary definitions for evocator

evocator

/ˈɛvəˌkeɪtə/
noun
1.
a person or thing that evokes
2.
(embryol) a substance or tissue that induces morphogenesis
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evocator in Medicine

evocator ev·o·ca·tor (ěv'ə-kā'tər, ē'və-)
n.
A factor in the control of morphogenesis in the early embryo. Also called inductor.

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