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inspirator|ˈɪnspɪreɪtə(r)|
[a. L. inspīrātor, agent-n. from inspīrāre to inspire. Cf. F. inspirateur (14th c. in Godef. Compl.).]
1. One who or that which inspires; an inspirer.
1624F. White Repl. Fisher 337 Subordinate Creators, Inspirators, yea, subordinate Gods. 1848Fraser's Mag. XXXVIII. 185 Inspired by that most glorious of inspirators, a good dinner after a long day's ramble. 1903K. M. Abbott Old Paths New Eng. 99 The first power-loom was set up by Francis Cabot Lowell, the inspirator of cotton manufacture. 1904Westm. Gaz. 19 Nov. 10/3 He might characterise him as the great inspirator of the Opposition.
2. An apparatus for drawing in or inhaling air or vapour.
a. A kind of injector in a steam-engine.
b. A kind of respirator: see quot. 1898.
1890Daily News 8 Mar. 3/5 The launch..had broken down owing to the inspirator leaking. 1898Voice (N.Y.) 3 Feb. 6/5 An instrument called the Dight thermal inspirator, which promises to overcome the effects of cold, and make it possible to withstand the most frigid climates. |