accommodator
Americannoun
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a person or thing that accommodates.
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a domestic worker employed on a part-time basis or when needed.
Etymology
Origin of accommodator
First recorded in 1620–30; accommodate + -or 2
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Reagan, the roseate accommodator, had believed his own cover story.
From Time Magazine Archive
Almost too brilliant: toward the end his biggest vulnerability was his reputation as a dexterous accommodator, the schoolboy politician perennially concerned about preserving his political viability.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some of her former consumer-rights colleagues claim Claybrook was too lenient in postponing the deadline for airbags; Ralph Nader has called her an "accommodator" and demanded her resignation.
From Time Magazine Archive
For instance, if the accommodation be twenty pounds, property to that amount at a ruinous valuation is brought home by the accommodator.
From Fardorougha, The Miser The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by William Carleton
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