16-letter words that end in tor
- programme editor — someone responsible for editing, overseeing and selecting the content of radio or television programmes
- record separator — (character) (RS) ASCII character 30.
- refuse collector — someone who collects of rubbish and waste, usually in a rubbish or refuse truck, before final disposal
- releasing factor — a substance usually of hypothalamic origin that triggers the release of a particular hormone from an endocrine gland.
- rigid designator — an expression that identifies the same individual in every possible world: for example, "Shakespeare" is a rigid designator since it is possible that Shakespeare might not have been a playwright but not that he might not have been Shakespeare
- school inspector — an official whose job is to inspect schools and to report on their quality and conditions
- secured creditor — a creditor who has a secured loan
- service elevator — an elevator for the use of servants and delivery people and for carrying large items.
- signal generator — radio
- spreading factor — a substance, as hyaluronidase, that promotes the diffusion of a material through body tissues
- stretch receptor — muscle spindle.
- supporting actor — performer: not lead
- telecommunicator — to transmit (data, sound, images, etc.) by telecommunications.
- terminal adaptor — (networking, hardware) (TA) Equipment used to adapt Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Basic Rate Interface (BRI) channels to existing terminal equipment standards such as EIA-232 and V.35. A Terminal Adaptor is typically packaged like a modem, either as a stand-alone unit or as an interface card that plugs into a computer or other communications equipment (such as a router or PBX). A Terminal Adaptor does not interoperate with a modem; it replaces it.
- the state sector — the part of the economy that is controlled by the state
- ticket collector — transport worker who checks tickets
- transilluminator — to cause light to pass through.
- twin-carburettor — (of an engine) having two carburettors
- voluntary sector — the part of the economy that consists of non-profit-making organizations, as opposed to the public and private sectors
- windchill factor — an estimated measurement of the cooling effect of air and wind, esp. when applied to the loss of body heat from exposed skin; chill factor