# communicator

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtə/ · frequency rank #30,372

## Definitions
1. Someone who, or something that communicates.
2. Any of several electronic devices that allow people with various disabilities to communicate via displays or artificial speech.
3. A usually portable communications device.

## Etymology
From communicate + -or, after Latin commūnicātor (“partner, sharer, participant”); compare Middle French communicateur (“sharer, participant”).

## Easily confused with
- **communicate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/communicate-vs-communicator)
- **communicated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/communicated-vs-communicator)
- **communication** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/communication-vs-communicator)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ccommunicator`, `cmomunicator`, `commnuicator`, `commuincator`, `communciator`, `communiactor`, `communicaotr`, `communicatorr`, `communicatro`, `communicattor`, `communiccator`, `communictaor`, `communnicator`, `comumnicator`, `comunicator`, `ocmmunicator`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/communicator