moderator
noun
Simple meaning
Someone who presides over a forum or debate.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
mahderayterSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmɑdɚeɪtɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Someone who presides over a forum or debate
Internet
A person who enforces the rules of a discussion forum by deleting posts, banning users, etc.
In the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly
uk
Someone who supervises and monitors the setting and marking of examinations by different people to ensure consistency of standards.
uk
An examiner at Oxford and Cambridge universities.
ireland
At the University of Dublin, either the first (senior) or second (junior) in rank in an examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Someone who presides over a forum or debate
Used this way, moderator is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use moderator
- “The online community has a moderator to keep discussions civil and on-topic.”noun
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