collator

noun

col·​la·​tor kə-ˈlā-tər 

kä-, 

kō-;

ˈkä-ˌlā-, 

ˈkō-

plural -s

: one that collates or makes a collation: such as

a

: a punch-card machine that matches, selects, and files identical cards of two sets fed into the machine

b

: a machine that gathers or gathers and glues printed sheets from separate groupings

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from collatus + -or

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Rhymes for collator

• coater
• creator
• curator
• debater
• deflator
• dictator
• dilator
• equator
• locator
• mutator
• piscator
• pronator