relator

CEFRB2

/rɪˈleɪtˈɔr/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who tells or reports something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A private person at whose relation, or in whose behalf, the attorney-general allows an information in the nature of a quo warranto to be filed.

Examples

  • A relator is a person who reports a violation of the law.

  • The relator filed a lawsuit on behalf of the government.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One who relates, or tells; a relater or narrator.

  2. One who relates, associates, or links things together.

  3. An expression of the identity element of a group as a product of generators, used in a presentation (type of specification) of the group.

More examples

In context

  • The relator provided the information that led to the trial.

  • 1655, Thomas Fuller, Church-history of Britain, 1845, J. S. Brewer (editor), Thomas Fuller, The Church History of Britain, Volume 1, page 54, He needs almost a miraculous faith to be able to remove mountains, yea, to make the sun stand still, and sometimes to...

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Latin relator.