Relator Meaning
/rɪˈleɪtˈɔr/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who relates, or tells; a relater or narrator.
nounOne who relates, associates, or links things together.
Sentence Examples
The relator provided the information that led to the trial.
A relator is a person who reports a violation of the law.
The relator filed a lawsuit on behalf of the government.
CEFR Practice Quiz
In the group discussion, the ____ connected all the different ideas into one theme.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ in the legal case brought the action on behalf of the public interest.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Latin relatorbor. English relator Borrowed from Latin relator.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Glentworth listened to Isabella's account of her interview with intense interest, though he endeavoured, for the relator's sake, to suppress its warmer expression; but he could not forbear to ask many questions, drawing out, more than once, every word uttered by Margarita, and spoken by Isabella..."
— 1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XXXI, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 98:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In the group discussion, the ____ connected all the different ideas into one theme.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ in the legal case brought the action on behalf of the public interest.