'Moderator' definitions:
Definition of 'moderator'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors
noun
In the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly
noun
Someone who presides over a forum or debate
noun
Someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence
Definition of 'Moderator'
From: GCIDE
- Moderator \Mod"er*a`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. mod['e]rateur.]
- 1. One who, or that which, moderates, restrains, or pacifies. --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster]
- Angling was . . . a moderator of passions. --Walton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The officer who presides over an assembly or discussion to preserve order, propose questions, regulate the proceedings, and declare the votes. [1913 Webster]
- 3. In the University of Oxford, an examiner for moderations; at Cambridge, the superintendant of examinations for degrees; at Dublin, either the first (senior) or second (junior) in rank in an examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A mechanical arrangement for regulating motion in a machine, or producing equality of effect. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'moderator'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alleviative,
- alleviator,
- anchorman,
- anodyne,
- arbiter,
- arbitrator,
- assuager,
- balm,
- bencher,
- calmative,
- chair,
- chairman,
- conciliator,
- coordinator,
- critic,
- cushion,
- dolorifuge,
- emcee,
- his honor,
- his lordship,
- his worship,
- impartial arbitrator,
- indicator,
- JP,
- judge,
- justice,
- Justice,
- lenitive,
- magistrate,
- master of ceremonies,
- MC,
- mediator,
- mitigator,
- modulator,
- mollifier,
- negotiator,
- pacificator,
- pacifier,
- palliative,
- peacemaker,
- president,
- presiding officer,
- referee,
- restraining hand,
- salve,
- sedative,
- shock absorber,
- soother,
- soothing syrup,
- stabilizer,
- temperer,
- third party,
- toastmaster,
- tranquilizer,
- umpire,
- unbiased observer,
- wiser head