generator
/dʒˈɛnɝˌeɪtɝ/noun4 syllables
Generator means: someone who originates or causes or initiates something.
Synonyms for generator2
What does generator mean?4
noun
1
someone who originates or causes or initiates something“he was the generator of several complaints”
2
an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas
3
engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction
4
an electronic device for producing a signal voltage
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Generator in a sentence
- The power is out, but we have a generator.CK
- On my way home, the car battery died since the generator broke.maaster
- My mind is a constant generator of new concepts, solutions, and creative possibilities.Nuel
- Every hospital has a back-up electric generator in case of blackout.sundown
- All hospitals are equipped with a spare generator in case of a power outage.AOCinJAPAN
- Many games use dice as a random number generator.unknown
- We need to connect this cable to the generator.Amastan
- We only use this generator when there is a power outage.CK
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Forms of generator
as a noun
- plural
- generators