noun
Meaning 1
One who or that which impels; an inciter, an instigator.
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noun
One who or that which impels; an inciter, an instigator.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pelh2-der. Proto-Indo-European *-né-der. Proto-Italic *pelnōder. Latin pellō Latin impellō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin impulsorbor. English impulsor Borrowed from Latin impulsor.