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predicator

[ pred-i-key-ter ]

noun

, Grammar.
  1. the verbal element of a clause or sentence.


predicator

/ ˈprɛdɪˌkeɪtə /

noun

  1. (in systemic grammar) the part of a sentence or clause containing the verbal group; one of the four or five major components into which clauses can be divided, the others being subject, object, adjunct, and (in some versions of the grammar) complement
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of predicator1

1425–75 for an earlier sense; late Middle English: preacher < Latin praedicātor publicizer; predicate, -tor
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Example Sentences

Ad hoc quidam predicator dixit: Nullo modo videtur quod papa novit intencionem beati francisci, quod probo sic.

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