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Definitions for equivocator
equiv·o·ca·tor
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Princeton's WordNet
hedger, equivocator, tergiversatornoun
a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer
Wiktionary
equivocatornoun
Agent noun of equivocate; one who equivocates.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Equivocatornoun
One who uses ambiguous language; one who uses mental reservation.
Etymology: from equivocate.
Here’s an equivocator, that could swear in both the scales against either scale; who committed treason, yet could not equivocate to heaven. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.
Wikipedia
equivocator
In logic, equivocation ("calling two different things by the same name") is an informal fallacy resulting from the use of a particular word/expression in multiple senses within an argument.It is a type of ambiguity that stems from a phrase having two or more distinct meanings, not from the grammar or structure of the sentence.
Webster Dictionary
Equivocatornoun
one who equivocates
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of equivocator in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of equivocator in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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- المراوغArabic
- equivocatorCzech
- equivocatorItalian
- equivocatorPortuguese
- equivocatorRussian
- ஈக்விகேட்டர்Tamil
- equivocatorUkrainian
- bình đẳngVietnamese
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