stimulator

American  

[stim-yuh-layt-er] / ˈstɪm jəˌleɪt ər /

noun

• stimulators
  plural

1. a person or thing, such as a device, chemical, or action, that stimulates.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• costimulator
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• stimulators
  plural

Example Sentences

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stimulator stimulators

Or a vagus nerve stimulator from Truvaga for $499.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Scientists have been exploring ways to stimulate a pathway known as STING, short for stimulator of interferon genes.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2025

The stimulator sits on the lumbar region of the spinal cord, which sends messages to the leg muscles.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2023

The device, known as TENS, for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator, became a standard medical tool.

From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2023

Intellectually, spiritually, and socially he was the most brilliant leader and stimulator of artists we have ever seen in England.

From Frederic Lord Leighton An Illustrated Record of His Life and Work by Ernest Rhys

After she experienced burnout, Lucy Lambert says such non-invasive vagus nerve stimulators helped her.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025

Existing devices are effective, but lack the necessary precision needed for some applications, such as cochlear implants or vagus nerve stimulators.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2024

They found that the combination of the two stimulators produced the best results.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 9, 2023

Those with pacemakers, defibrillators and vagus nerve stimulators may also not qualify, because the magnetic force of the treatment coil may dislodge these devices and cause severe pain or injury.

From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2022

The whole guard turned out at once and gave chase, but the few moments lost by them had been well used by the fugitives; besides, Despair, Terror, and Hope are powerful stimulators.

From The Pirate City An Algerine Tale by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne