moderator
pronunciation
How to pronounce moderator in British English:
UK [ˈmɒdəreɪtə(r)]
How to pronounce moderator in American English:
US [ˈmɑdəreɪtə(r)]
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- Noun:
- any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors
- in the Presdyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly
- someone who presides over a forum or debate
- someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence
Word Origin
- moderator (n.)
- late 14c., "ruler, governor," from Latin moderator "manager, ruler, director," literally "he who moderates," from moderatus (see moderate (adj.)). Meaning "one who acts as an umpire" is from 1560s. Fem. form moderatrix attested from 1530s.
Example
- 1. Hiring extra help is as easy as adding a new moderator .
- 2. I have created a public group that requires new members to be accepted by an admin or moderator .
- 3. Rickover eventually settled on a reactor design that economised on space by using water as both moderator and coolant-a pressurised water reactor , or pwr .
- 4. It 's a delicate business , because a moderator who interrupts risks being seen by viewers as rude .
- 5. Moderator jim lehrer of pbs will quiz the candidates on a variety of domestic topics and each man will have two minutes to answer .