First Known Use: 1615
Dictionary
levator
noun le·va·tor \li-ˈvā-tər\
plural lev·a·to·res \ˌle-və-ˈtȯr-(ˌ)ēz\ or levators
Definition of LEVATOR
: a muscle that serves to raise a body part — compare depressor
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Origin of LEVATOR
New Latin, from Latin levare to raise — more at lever
Rhymes with LEVATOR
aerator, castrator, collator, Chubb Crater, Bay Stater, creator, curator, debater, deflator, dictator, dilator, donator, downstater, dumbwaiter, equator, first-rater, glossator, headwaiter, ice-skater, locator, mandator, migrator, narrator, pond skater, pronator, pulsator, red-baiter, relater, spectator, speed skater, tailgater, testator, theater, third-rater, titrator, translator, upstater, vibrator
Medical Dictionary
levator
noun le·va·tor \li-ˈvāt-ər\
plural lev·a·to·res \ˌlev-ə-ˈtōr-(ˌ)ēz\ or le·va·tors \li-ˈvāt-ərz\
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