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nominator

nominator

1 3.9
A person who officially suggests someone for a job, award or election
  • noun
  • /ˈnɑːmɪˌneɪtər/
translation icon : nominador
  • "I need to thank Dr. Sandra Stone, our vice president of academic affairs and my nominator, as the catalyst for that movement."

Examples

  • "Logan is a terrific student and a pleasure to work with," his nominator wrote.

    Blog text (11)
  • Her nominators described her as having "an advanced vocabulary and a high level of reading comprehension."

    Academic text (2007)
  • Transportation nominations are made once a month, though the nominator has the right to change nominations.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Awards may be presented at club, chapter, or council meetings, or at an annual international conference, but nominators must allow 4 months for processing time.

    Academic text (2007)
  • For each item, the nominator is asked to respond with either "seldom or never," "occasionally," "frequently," or "almost always."

    Academic text (1992)
  • In 2002, University of Illinois at Chicago English professor Leonard J. Davis was the first nominator to reveal what the MacArthur nomination form was like.

    Academic text (2010)
  • She was chosen because her nominators also noted her overwhelming shyness and nervousness with new people or situations.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Ian Morrison, nominator of the late Louis Joseph "L. J." Hancock, agrees that "with the select group of nominees, the award is very prestigious."

    Academic text (2002)
  • In a 1992 article in the New York Times Magazine, Anne Matthews published a list of the 102 original nominators of the MacArthur Fellows Program.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Her nominator praised her exceptional skills during the award ceremony.

Synonyms

proposer
vsnominator
1 4.6

A person who suggests an idea or plan

is limited to formally proposing persons for specific posts or elections
postulator
vsnominator
  • Formal
1 9.9

A person who officially supports someone to become a saint

is the same official action but for public office or elections
suggester
vsnominator
1 4.9

A person who offers an idea or plan for others to consider

is used for formal proposals of people for positions or elections

How Formal

nominator
1 3.9
to sponsor
362 3.7
proposer
1 4.6
suggester
1 4.9

Surface Forms

nominator singular
nominators plural

Morphology

nominator = nominate (transparent) = nominate + or

The agentive suffix '-or' forms a person who performs the verb 'nominate', a clear and productive pattern.

Etymology

Nominator comes from the Latin root nomin- meaning 'name', the same idea you see in name and nominate. So a nominator is literally someone who 'names' or formally proposes a person for a job or an election.