moderator Meaning & Definition
/ˈmɒdəˌɹeɪtə(ɹ)/
What Does Moderator Mean?
Moderator is used as a noun meaning Someone who moderates. An arbitrator or mediator. The chair or president of a meeting, etc. A person who enforces the rules of a discussion forum by deleting posts, banning users, etc. It is also used to mean An arbitrator or mediator.
Word Facts for Moderator
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɒdəˌɹeɪtə(ɹ)/ |
| Plural | moderators |
Moderator Definition (Noun)
- Someone who moderates. An arbitrator or mediator. The chair or president of a meeting, etc. A person who enforces the rules of a discussion forum by deleting posts, banning users, etc.
- An arbitrator or mediator.
- The chair or president of a meeting, etc.
- A person who enforces the rules of a discussion forum by deleting posts, banning users, etc.
- The person who presides over a synod of a Presbyterian church.
- A substance (often water or graphite) used to decrease the speed of fast neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increase likelihood of fission.
- A device used to deaden some of the noise from a firearm, although not to the same extent as a suppressor or silencer.
- An examiner at Oxford and Cambridge universities.
- At the University of Dublin, either the first (senior) or second (junior) in rank in an examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts.
- Someone who supervises and monitors the setting and marking of examinations by different people to ensure consistency of standards.
- A mechanical arrangement for regulating motion in a machine, or producing equality of effect.
- A kind of lamp in which the flow of the oil to the wick is regulated.
Noun
- Someone who moderates
Synonyms of Moderator
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Moderator synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
moderator (plural moderators)
Words That Rhyme With Moderator
Origin of Moderator
Learned borrowing from Latin moderātor. First attested as Middle English moderatour. By surface analysis, moderate + -or.