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evocator

American  
[ev-uh-key-ter, ee-voh-] / ˈɛv əˌkeɪ tər, ˈi voʊ- /

noun

  1. a person who evokes, especially one who calls up spirits.

evocator British  
/ ˈɛvəˌkeɪtə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that evokes

  2. embryol a substance or tissue that induces morphogenesis

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Etymology

Origin of evocator

1785–95; < Latin ēvocātor one who calls to arms, equivalent to ēvocā ( re ) to evoke + -tor -tor

Example Sentences

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The evocator, furious, throws him out of the circle.

From Là-bas by Wallace, Keene

In a low voice he recounts how the Devil has risen in the form of a leopard and rushed past without looking at the evocator, without saying a word.

From Là-bas by Wallace, Keene

An evocator whose name has been lost held a séance with Gilles and de Sillé in a chamber at Tiffauges.

From Là-bas by Wallace, Keene

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