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officiator

officiator

7.7
A person who leads a ceremony or acts as an official at an event
  • noun
  • /əˈfɪʃiˌeɪtər/
  • Formal
translation icon : oficiante
  • Many couples choose a friend as their officiator.

Examples

  • During the award presentation, the officiator announced each winner with enthusiasm.

  • At the championship game, the officiator enforced the rules fairly for both teams.

  • The officiator made sure the graduation ceremony ran smoothly and on time.

  • The officiator led the wedding ceremony with grace.

  • The officiator led the ceremony with great grace and professionalism.

  • My friend chose her father to be the officiator at her wedding.

  • During the graduation, the officiator announced each student's name as they received their diploma.

Synonyms

emcee
vsofficiator
  • Informal
21 7.5

A person who hosts an event and introduces speakers or performers

is the official who performs formal ceremonial duties rather than entertaining
master of ceremonies
vsofficiator
  • Formal
6 4.2

A person who welcomes guests and introduces speakers at a formal event

fills the official role performing formal duties rather than mainly introducing speakers
officiant
vsofficiator
3 7.9

A person who leads a religious ceremony like a wedding

performs formal ceremonies in general, not limited to religious ones
presiding officer
vsofficiator
  • Formal
3 6.1

A person who leads a meeting and makes sure it runs correctly

serves by conducting formal ceremonies rather than mainly chairing meetings
presider
vsofficiator
1 7.3

A person who leads a meeting, ceremony, or event

performs the formal ceremony itself rather than only managing it

How Official

presider
1 7.3
officiator
  • Formal
7.7
assistant
833 1.0
participant
295 2.4
spectator
123 2.6

Surface Forms

officiator singular
officiators plural

Morphology

officiator = officiate (transparent) = officiate + or

Formed by a regular agentive suffix '-or' added to the verb 'officiate', yielding 'person who officiates', which is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word officiator comes from the word officiate, which comes from the old Latin word officium meaning 'duty' or 'service'. So an officiator is someone with the duty to lead or perform a formal ceremony or to act as an official at an event.