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Definitions for expositor
ɪkˈspɒz ɪ tərex·pos·i·tor

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. expositor, expoundernoun

    a person who explains

Wiktionary

  1. expositornoun

    A person who expounds; a commentator.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Expositornoun

    Explainer; expounder; interpreter.

    Etymology: expositor, Latin.

    A mirth-moving jest,
    Which his fair tongue, conceit’s expositor,
    Delivers in such apt and gracious words,
    That aged ears play truant at his tales. William Shakespeare.

    In the picture of Abraham’s sacrificing his son, Isaac is described as a little boy, which is not consentaneous unto the authority of expositors. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. v. c. 8.

    The sinner’s conscience is the best expositor of the mind of God, under any judgment or affliction. Robert South, Sermons.

    Commentators and scholiasts, those copious expositors of places, pour out a vain overflow of learning on passages plain and easy. John Locke.

ChatGPT

  1. expositor

    An expositor is a person or text that provides a detailed explanation, interpretation, clarification, or commentary on a particular subject or topic. This can be applied to various fields like teaching, writing, public speaking or religious discourse. The primary objective of an expositor is to make complex or unclear information easily understandable for others.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Expositornoun

    one who, or that which, expounds or explains; an expounder; a commentator

  2. Etymology: [L. See Expound.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of expositor in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of expositor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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