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caveator

[ kav-ee-ah-ter, -at-er, kah-vee-, key-vee-ey-ter ]
/ ˈkæv iˌɑ tər, -ˌæt ər, ˈkɑ vi-, ˈkeɪ viˌeɪ tər /

noun Law.

a person who files or enters a caveat.

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Origin of caveator

First recorded in 1880–85; caveat + -or2

Words nearby caveator

cavatina, cave, cave art, caveat, caveat emptor, caveator, cave bear, cave canem, cave cricket, cave dweller, cavefish
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British Dictionary definitions for caveator

caveator
/ (ˈkeɪvɪˌeɪtə, ˈkæv-) /

noun

law a person who enters a caveat
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