illuminator

[ih-loo-muh-ney-ter]

il·lu·mi·na·tor

[ih-loo-muh-ney-ter]
noun
1.
a person or thing that illuminates.
2.
a device for illuminating, as a light source with a lens or mirror for concentrating light.
3.
a person who paints manuscripts, books, etc., with designs in color, gold, or the like.

Origin:
1475–85; < Late Latin illūminātor, equivalent to illūminā(re) (see illumine) + -tor -tor
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Illuminator has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
given to using long words.
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illuminate
 
vb
1.  (tr) to throw light in or into; light up: to illuminate a room
2.  (tr) to make easily understood; clarify
3.  to adorn, decorate, or be decorated with lights
4.  (tr) to decorate (a letter, page, etc) by the application of colours, gold, or silver
5.  (intr) to become lighted up
 
adj
6.  archaic made clear or bright with light; illuminated
 
n
7.  a person who has or claims to have special enlightenment
 
[C16: from Latin illūmināre to light up, from lūmen light]
 
il'luminative
 
adj
 
il'luminator
 
n

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