rotator

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ro=ta=tor

CIDE DICTIONARY

rotator, n. [L.].

•  that which gives a rotary or rolling motion, as a muscle which partially rotates or turns some part on its axis.  [1913 Webster]
•  A revolving reverberatory furnace.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

rotator, n.
1 a machine or device for causing something to rotate.
2 Anat. a muscle that rotates a limb etc.
3 a revolving apparatus or part.

Etymology

L (as ROTATE(1))

THESAURUS

rotator

carousel, centrifuge, chuck, disk, drill, extractor, fan, governor, gyroscope, impeller, jack, merry-go-round, propeller, reel, roller, rolling pin, rolling stone, rotary drill, rotor, roundabout, rundle, screw, spindle, spinner, spit, spool, teetotum, top, treadmill, turbine, turntable, wheel, whirlabout, whirler, whirligig, whorl, windmill