inspiratorn.
/ˈɪnspɪreɪtə/ 1. One who or that which inspires; an inspirer.
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the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > incitement or instigation > inspiring > one who or that which
inspirerc1450
quickenera1500
animator1565
breathera1586
animater1597
inspirator1624
inspirationalist1895
1624 Bp. F. White Replie to Iesuit Fishers Answere 337 Subordinate Creators, Inspirators, yea, subordinate Gods.
1848 Fraser's Mag. 38 185 Inspired by that most glorious of inspirators, a good dinner after a long day's ramble.
1903 K. M. Abbott Old Paths New Eng. 99 The first power-loom was set up by Francis Cabot Lowell, the inspirator of cotton manufacture.
1904 Westm. 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.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > steam engine > [noun] > parts of > injector
inspirator1890
1890 Daily News 8 Mar. 3/5 The launch..had broken down owing to the inspirator leaking.
b. A kind of respirator: see quot. 1898.
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [noun] > means of protection or defence > device or contrivance to protect a thing or person > protection worn on face > respirator
mouthpiece1790
nosebag1834
respirator1836
inhaler1864
smoke respirator1866
aerophore1876
open circuit1876
inspirator1898
muzzle1899
smoke helmet1900
gas helmet1910
gas mask1915
mask1915
oxygen mask1920
inhalator1929
closed circuit1953
1898 Voice (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.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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