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escalator


2escalator

adj

Definition of ESCALATOR

: providing for a periodic proportional upward or downward adjustment (as of prices or wages) <an escalator arrangement tying the base pay … to living costs — N. Y. Times>

First Known Use of ESCALATOR

1930

Rhymes with ESCALATOR

consummator, decorator, desecrater, dissipater, figure skater, hesitater, in-line skater, orchestrator, roller skater, Sunset Crater

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