triangulator
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9.5
- noun
- /traɪˈæŋɡjʊˌleɪtər/
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triangulador
- As a seasoned diplomat, she is known as a talented triangulator, able to negotiate agreements between opposing factions.
They are also triangulators and they are experts at exploiting chaos for their advantage.
- They are also triangulators and they are experts at exploiting chaos for their advantage.
Examples
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And the president is a compromiser, facilitator, triangulator, accommodator, enabler, appeaser, and bystander-in-chief.
Blog text (26) -
They are also triangulators and they are experts at exploiting chaos for their advantage.
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Should we set the triangulators?
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My goodness, the guy is a master flip-flopper and triangulator.
Blog text (3) -
We got a dragon to kill! - Goosh, set the triangulators! - Roger that!
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In the typical triangulation described, the original dyad is technically the triangulator.
Academic text (1995) -
Warren is neither a Clintonesque triangulator nor an Obamaesque conciliator.
Blog text (4) -
They are also triangulators and they are experts at exploiting chaos for their advantage.
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The other story was this, which Michaels encouraged a triangulator to tell one night when three different surveying teams gathered in a valley to plan their tasks for the next few weeks.
Fiction book (1999) -
In the world of politics, being a skilled triangulator can lead to significant advantages in negotiations.
Synonyms
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5.4
A person who uses secret plans to gain power in a group
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6.2
A person who controls people in a clever or unfair way to get what they want
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6.3
A person who uses tough methods to get better deals
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9.9
A person who secretly puts different groups together to gain advantage
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8.5
A person who secretly tries to get an advantage by tricking others
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9.9
A person who tricks others using clever, dishonest methods to get what they want
A person who uses clever and sometimes unfair plans to get an advantage in politics or business
A person very good at making deals and getting better terms
How Strategic
Surface Forms
Morphology
triangulator = triangulate (transparent) = triangle + ate + or
Formed by adding the agent suffix '-or' to 'triangulate', yielding a noun for a person who triangulates; the formation is regular and compositional.
Etymology
Triangulator comes from tri- 'three' and angle, like triangle, with -ator meaning 'one who'. A triangulator can be a person who uses points or ideas from different sides to find a position or gain advantage, so the word shows someone who 'builds' or uses triangles to reach a goal.