evocator

[ ev-uh-key-ter, ee-voh- ]
/ ˈɛv əˌkeɪ tər, ˈi voʊ- /

noun

a person who evokes, especially one who calls up spirits.

Origin of evocator

1785–95; < Latin ēvocātor one who calls to arms, equivalent to ēvocā(re) to evoke + -tor -tor

Example sentences from the Web for evocator

  • An evocator whose name has been lost held a séance with Gilles and de Sillé in a chamber at Tiffauges.

    L-bas |J. K. Huysmans

British Dictionary definitions for evocator

evocator
/ (ˈɛvəˌkeɪtə) /

noun

a person or thing that evokes
embryol a substance or tissue that induces morphogenesis

Medical definitions for evocator

evocator
[ ĕvə-kā′tər, ēvə- ]

n.

A factor in the control of morphogenesis in the early embryo. inductor