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facilitator

[fuh-sil-i-tey-ter] Example Sentences Origin

fa·cil·i·ta·tor

[fuh-sil-i-tey-ter]
noun
1.
a person or thing that facilitates.
2.
a person responsible for leading or coordinating the work of a group, as one who leads a group discussion: Each committee will meet with its facilitator.

Origin:
1815–25; facilitate + -or2
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Facilitator has a plethora of syllables.
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an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
Example Sentences
  • Or a facilitator could be a group, an international organization, a neutral state or a group of states.
  • My path is to become a learning facilitator for synchronous online adult education.
  • It might also turn the professor into a facilitator and put greater responsibility on the student to draw conclusions.
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World English Dictionary
facilitate (fəˈsɪlɪˌteɪt)
 
vb
(tr) to make easier; assist the progress of
 
fa'cilitative
 
adj
 
fa'cilitator
 
n

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Word Origin & History

facilitator
1824, agent noun from facilitate.
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