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expositor

[ ik-spoz-i-ter ]
/ ɪkˈspɒz ɪ tər /
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noun
a person who expounds or gives an exposition.
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Origin of expositor

1300–50; Middle English (<Anglo-French ) <Late Latin expositor exegete (Latin: one who exposes a child), equivalent to exposi-, variant stem of expōnere (see expose) + -tor-tor

OTHER WORDS FROM expositor

ex·pos·i·to·ri·al [ik-spoz-i-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-], /ɪkˌspɒz ɪˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/, adjectiveex·pos·i·to·ri·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby expositor

exposal, expose, exposed, exposit, exposition, expositor, expository, exposome, ex post, ex post facto, ex post facto law
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Words related to expositor

analyst, announcer, correspondent, critic, observer, pundit, reviewer, sportscaster, writer, authority, cartoonist, commentator, expert, judge, interpreter, proponent, artist, editor, exponent, linguist

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British Dictionary definitions for expositor

expositor
/ (ɪkˈspɒzɪtə) /
noun
a person who expounds
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