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evoker

evoker

1 9.2
Something that makes you remember a past event or feel a strong emotion
  • noun
  • /ɪˈvoʊkər/
translation icon : evocador
  • It's not as though my favorite author were someone who wrote a factual history of Oxford, Mississippi; rather, he was the master of mood, one of the most effective evokers of atmosphere who ever plied an Underwood.

Examples

  • Spinoza certainly does not do this, though there is no evidence of his having had any great enthusiasm for the great outdoors (after all, he had little chance to see mountains, which are among the main evokers of a spiritual sense of oneness with nature, though he enjoyed a pleasant walk).

    Academic text (1997)

  • The old song was a powerful evoker of childhood memories for her.

  • The photograph served as an evoker of feelings she thought she had forgotten.

  • His storytelling was an evoker of vivid images that captivated the audience.

Synonyms

elicitor
vsevoker
7.4

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

brings feelings or images to mind without prompting others for a response

Antonyms

suppressor
  • Specialized
1 8.0

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

How Evocative

evoker
1 9.2
reminder
342 1.0
to cue
60 3.2

Surface Forms

evoker singular
evokers plural

Morphology

evoker = evoke (transparent) = evoke + er

Standard agentive or instrumental formation: '-er' added to 'evoke' yields 'one or something that evokes'.

Etymology

Evoker comes from the verb evoke, from Latin vocare 'to call', and it is related to everyday words like voice. A helpful image is of someone 'calling out' a feeling or memory, so an evoker is something that brings images or emotions into your mind.