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PROPAGATOR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who spreads the news

Synonyms:

disseminator; propagator

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("propagator" is a kind of...):

communicator (a person who communicates with others)

Derivation:

propagate (cause to become widely known)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who propagates plants (as under glass)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("propagator" is a kind of...):

botanist; phytologist; plant scientist (a biologist specializing in the study of plants)

Derivation:

propagate (cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering)

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