subordinator
English
editEtymology
editsubordinate + -or
Noun
editsubordinator (plural subordinators)
- (grammar) Any of a lexical class of words that join clauses at a subordinate syntactic level.
- One who subordinates, or reduces the status of, another person.
- 1986, South African Journal of Philosophy, volumes 5-7, page 112:
- […] the possibility of women's collusion with their subordinators, e.g. of their acceptance of subordinate status […]
Related terms
editLatin
editVerb
editsubōrdinātor