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gesticulator

ges·tic·u·late
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [je-stik-yuh-leyt]
    • /dʒɛˈstɪk yəˌleɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [je-stik-yuh-leyt]
    • /dʒɛˈstɪk yəˌleɪt/

Definitions of gesticulator word

  • verb without object gesticulator to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech. 1
  • verb with object gesticulator to express by gesturing. 1
  • noun gesticulator One who gesticulates. 1
See all 3 definitions of gesticulator

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Origin of gesticulator

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Latin gesticulātus (past participle of gesticulārī), equivalent to Late Latin (assumed in Latin) gesticul(us) gesture (diminutive of gestus; see gestic, -cule1) + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Gesticulator

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Gesticulator

gesticulator popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

gesticulator usage trend in Literature

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