assimilator
Americannoun
plural
assimilators-
a person or thing that takes in or absorbs.
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a person or thing that has the effect of assimilating people to a dominant set of attitudes, customs, etc.
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a person who assimilates or adapts to a dominant set of attitudes, customs, etc., especially one who does so readily or easily.
Example Sentences
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“I think of America, the great assimilator, as a rubber band, but with this — we’re at the breaking point,” she said in the interview.
From Seattle Times
Not to mention those sneaky assimilator Canadians slipping in as we sleep.
From New York Times
He is an able student and assimilator without seeming studied.
From New York Times
It provided a language through which to reject the role of the eager assimilator that his own culture seemed to urge onto him.
From New York Times
Even for dedicated assimilators like my parents, a Christmas tree would have been a bridge too far.
From The New Yorker
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