Standard Lemma guide

vindicator

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪ̯tə/ without t-flapping
  • [ˈvɪndɪˌkheɪ̯thə] without t-flapping
  • /ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪ̯ɾə/ t-flapping
  • [ˈvɪndɪˌkheɪ̯ɾə] t-flapping
  • /ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪ̯tɚ/ without t-flapping
  • [ˈvɪndɪˌkheɪ̯thɚ] ~ [ˈvɪndɪˌkheɪ̯thɹ̩] without t-flapping
  • /ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪ̯ɾɚ/ t-flapping
  • [ˈvɪndɪˌkheɪ̯ɾɚ] ~ [ˈvɪndɪˌkheɪ̯ɾɹ̩] t-flapping
  • CMU ARPABET: V IH0 N D AH0 K EY1 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who vindicates.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an apologist for capital punishment

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: apologist, justifier

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vindicātor, equivalent to vindicate + -or.