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elicitor

7.4

A person who asks questions to help others speak about their thoughts

noun
/ɪˈlɪsɪtər/

: elicitador

elicitor of disgust

Examples

The reporter himself may implicitly tell the elicitor, "O.K., you wanted to know."

Academic text (2001)
Contagion as a Disgust Elicitor

Academic text (1999)
Perceptual Disgust Elicitors Classified by Mode of Perception. Prefilled Table 2.

Academic text (1999)
The novel situation frequently emerges as an elicitor (and defining component) of some temperament traits (see Henderson & Fox, this issue).

Academic text (1998)
The skilled elicitor asked the right questions to draw out her emotions during the interview.
As a trained elicitor, he knew how to prompt a discussion that revealed the team's true feelings about the project.
The psychologist acted as an elicitor, encouraging patients to share their thoughts and feelings in a supportive environment.

Synonyms

questioner

vselicitor

Formal

23 3.2

A person who asks for information, often in a public meeting

uses prompts and questions to bring out responses and emotions

asker

vselicitor

4 3.3

A person who wants an answer to a question

focuses on prompting discussion to draw out feelings or reactions

Antonyms

suppressor

Specialized

1 8.0

A person who uses force or authority to stop people, information and actions

How Effective

elicitor

7.4

investigator

68 3.6

interviewer

86 3.0

observer

305 2.8

Surface Forms

elicitor singular

elicitors plural

Morphology

elicitor = elicit (transparent) = elicit + or

Standard agentive nominalization: 'elicit' (to draw out) + '-or' yields 'one who draws out', which is directly predictable.

Etymology

Elicitor comes from the Latin verb elicit, which means 'to draw out', and the prefix e- means 'out'. Think of a person gently 'pulling out' answers or feelings, so an elicitor is someone who draws out information from others.