Definition of moderator Moderator

/mɑˈdɚejˌtɚ/ - [madereyter] - mod•er•a•tor

We found 18 definitions of moderator from 4 different sources.

What does moderator mean?

Noun Plural: moderators
moderator - someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence
		go-between, intercessor, intermediary, intermediator, mediator a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
moderator - someone who presides over a forum or debate
		presiding officer the leader of a group meeting
moderator - any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors
		inhibitor a substance that retards or stops an activity
		nuclear reactor, reactor (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
moderator - in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly
		presiding officer the leader of a group meeting

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moderator (Noun)
Someone who moderates.
moderator (Noun)
An arbitrator or mediator.
moderator (Noun)
The chair or president of a meeting etc.
moderator (Noun)
The person who presides over a synod of a Presbyterian Church .
moderator (Noun)
A substance often water or graphite used to decrease the speed of fast neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increase likelihood of fission.
moderator (Noun)
A device used to deaden some of the noise from a firearm, although not to the same extent as a suppressor or silencer.
moderator (Noun)
An examiner at Oxford and Cambridge universities.
moderator (Noun)
At the University of Dublin, either the first senior or second junior in rank in an examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts .
moderator (Noun)
A mechanical arrangement for regulating motion in a machine, or producing equality of effect.

moderator (n.)
One who, or that which, moderates, restrains, or pacifies.
moderator (n.)
The officer who presides over an assembly to preserve order, propose questions, regulate the proceedings, and declare the votes.
moderator (n.)
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.
moderator (n.)
A mechamical arrangement for regulating motion in a machine, or producing equality of effect.