What does expositor mean?
Definitions for expositor
ɪkˈspɒz ɪ tərex·pos·i·tor
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Princeton's WordNet
expositor, expoundernoun
a person who explains
Wiktionary
expositornoun
A person who expounds; a commentator.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
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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
Expositornoun
one who, or that which, expounds or explains; an expounder; a commentator
Etymology: [L. See Expound.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of expositor in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of expositor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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