Synonyms for generator
ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪ tərgen·er·a·tor

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1. generatornoun

   an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas

   Synonyms:
   author, source

2. generatornoun

   engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction

   Synonyms:
   author, source

3. generator, source, authornoun

   someone who originates or causes or initiates something

   "he was the generator of several complaints"

   Synonyms:
   writer, origin, beginning, informant, rootage, root, author, seed, reference, source, germ, reservoir

4. generatornoun

   an electronic device for producing a signal voltage

   Synonyms:
   author, source

Matched Categories

1. • Apparatus
   • Electronic Device
   • Engine

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1. List of paraphrases for "generator":

   builder, generators, generating, producer, alternator, fsg, pulser, aerosol, dispenser, writer

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1. Jake Freiberger:

   Carbon monoxide goes through walls, it penetrates sheet rock very, very easily, and having your generator in your garage or out on the porch or in another room of your house is absolutely no protection. It can be deadly, and it can kill many people at one time.

2. Vasiliy Tsvigun:

   They threw me to the ground and took away our generator.

3. Mike Duthu:

   We deleted the composite mast and deleted the aft house. We took the Marines down to 500 and took half of the medical space away. We took four engines down to two, we deleted a generator, deleted the electrical load topside and we also made some of the systems simpler.

4. Rodney Todd:

   It's so hard. How can you understand something like that? to keep his seven children warm, (Todd) bought a generator.

5. Mary Saladino:

   It’s like your power goes off in your house and you have a backup generator, but your backup generator isn’t working so well, we see the disease manifest at moments when Henry’s tank is running low. It could be when he’s too hot, tired from climbing upstairs, or he’s hungry or his brain was working too hard during therapy.