NOMINATOR

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Someone who proposes a candidate for appointment or election

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("nominator" is a kind of...):

mover; proposer ((parliamentary procedure) someone who makes a formal motion)

Derivation:

nominate (propose as a candidate for some honor)

nominate (put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position)