inculcator
8.4
A person or thing that teaches values and habits by repeating them
- noun
- /ˈɪn.kʌl.keɪ.tər/
- Formal
:
inculcador
- A good teacher acts as an inculcator of important values in their students.
Examples
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Parents often serve as the first inculcators of habits like honesty and respect.
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Also, education has now taken over from other institutions, such as religion, the pedagogical function of being the major shaper and inculcator of knowledge for society.
Academic text (1991) -
Through consistent practice, the coach became an inculcator of teamwork among the players.
Synonyms
indoctrinator
vsinculcator
1
8.9
A person who teaches others to accept beliefs without letting them ask questions
teaches by repetition to instill ideas rather than forcing belief
infuser
vsinculcator
5.6
A person who gives a feeling or idea to others
instills ideas and habits through repeated teaching rather than general introduction
How Forceful
Surface Forms
inculcator singular
inculcators plural
Morphology
Etymology
The word inculcator comes from Latin parts in- 'into' and calcare 'to tread', so imagine 'stamping' an idea into soft clay to make it stay. That's why an inculcator is someone who 'stamps' or 'presses' ideas and habits into other people's minds by teaching or repeating them.