continuator

[ kuh n-tin-yoo-ey-ter ]

/ kənˈtɪn yuˌeɪ tər /

noun

a person or thing that continues.

Nearby words

continuant, continuate, continuation, continuation school, continuative, continuator, continue, continued, continued education, continued fever, continued fraction

Origin of continuator

First recorded in 1640–50; continuate + -or²

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for continuator

Sacchini his continuator had to see to the publication; his own contributions appeared in 1615 and 1621.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921|Thomas J. Campbell
The continuator of Murimuth is more particular as to the time of the day, and in other respects more exact.
The Vision and Creed of Piers Ploughman, Volume II of II|William Langland
See the contemporary lives by Cicarella, continuator of Platina, De vitis pontiff.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5|Various
Both these artists are commended by the continuator of Malvasia.
The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. V (of 6)|Luigi Antonio Lanzi

The continuator of Jeremiah goes on heaping prophecy upon prophecy without any regard to dates, until at last, in chap.
A Theological-Political Treatise [Part II]|Benedict of Spinoza

British Dictionary definitions for continuator

continuator

/ (kənˈtɪnjʊˌeɪtə) /

noun

a person who continues something, esp the work of someone else

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012