illuminator
- noun
- /ɪˈluːmɪneɪtər/
- Arts organizations should, therefore, play the part of illuminator, conveying the power of art in the discourse of complex subjects.
Examples
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We should acknowledge him as the illuminator of truth and the glory of Christ.
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A rather dark end for such a brilliant illuminator.
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Arts organizations can assume the role of illuminator through various means.
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Tetro is one of the best illuminators of Elmo La Boca.
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The illuminators normally made sure of distinctions in the naturalistically depicted narrative miracles between heaven and earth, and between the imagined space of the heavenly court in its blue stratosphere and mankind below.
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The teacher acted as an illuminator during the discussion, helping students understand difficult concepts.
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As an illuminator of ideas, she made complex theories accessible to everyone in her presentation.
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His role as an illuminator in the organization was to clarify the project goals for the entire team.
Synonyms
A person who gives a short report of important information
A person or tool that makes things easy to understand
A person who explains ideas clearly, often in talks or writing
A person who gives a short summary of the main points
A person or thing that makes an idea easier to understand
A person who explains texts or difficult ideas clearly
A person who explains ideas clearly and gives details
Someone or something that tells what a word means
A person who explains and adds details to make something clearer
A person who explains laws and actions by their purpose
A person who adds notes or translations to explain a text
A person or tool that adds notes and labels to text and data to explain it
Antonyms
How Clarifying
Surface Forms
Morphology
illuminator = illuminate (transparent) = illuminate + or
Agent noun formed from the verb 'illuminate' with a clear metaphorical extension meaning 'one who makes things clear'.
Etymology
Illuminator comes from the Latin illuminare, from lumen 'light'. A helpful way to remember this sense is to picture someone 'turning on a light' in your mind, because an illuminator explains things and makes them clear.