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. Piotr Bujlo:

   The generator produces electricity in an environmentally friendly way, without pollution or noise.

2. Fox Sports:

   Before the start of the bottom of the fourth inning ... a rare electronics failure caused both the primary and backup generators inside the Fox Sports production compound to lose power, the issue was immediately addressed, although it resulted in the audience missing one at-bat during the time needed to switch to (the) international feed, powered by a different generator on site.

3. General Hospital:

   Fifty patients were seen in the ER today because of the storm, we are operating on generator power. Columbia is completely out of power.

4. Paul Hope:

   It's very often, that sort of desperate circumstance in the immediate aftermath of the storm -- people who have not used the generator ever maybe have no idea that it's as dangerous as it is or thinking the warning is overstated. And it really isn't.

5. Bilingual Hirai:

   The entertainment segment has maintained profitability for 18 years straight, and as a generator of stable profit, it is a major pillar of the Sony Group.