pulsator

[ puhl-sey-ter, puhl-sey- ]

noun

1. something that pulsates, beats, or throbs.
2. pulsometer ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of pulsator¹

First recorded in 1650–60, pulsator is from the Latin word pulsātor one who strikes a lyre. See pulsate, -tor

Example Sentences

When the gas has reached the engine, the rubber bags will swell up and the anti-pulsator diaphragm will be forced out.

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A pulsator or two were at work, and a slight rumble due to the action of the dynamo came to their ears.

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The colophon states that 'Antonius Palares, campanarum ejusdem ecclesi pulsator, propriis expensis fieri fecit.'

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