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evocator

[ ev-uh-key-ter, ee-voh- ]
/ ˈɛv əˌkeɪ tər, ˈi voʊ- /
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noun
a person who evokes, especially one who calls up spirits.
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Origin of evocator

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

Words nearby evocator

EVM, EVO, evocable, evocation, evocative, evocator, evoke, evoked potential, evolute, evolution, evolutionary
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Words related to evocator

prognosticator, seer, witch, astrologer, augur, auspex, bard, clairvoyant, diviner, druid, forecaster, fortuneteller, magus, medium, meteorologist, oracle, palmist, predictor, prophetess, reader

How to use evocator in a sentence

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

    L-bas|J. K. Huysmans

British Dictionary definitions for evocator

evocator
/ (ˈɛvəˌkeɪtə) /
noun
a person or thing that evokes
embryol a substance or tissue that induces morphogenesis
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