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"Elevater" is a person who elevates the rank, status, importance of something, or someone else's spirit, whereas "elevator" is a machine that takes people and goods from one level to another in a building.
He was the elevater of African-Americans' social status in the United States.
by grampsflicked January 4, 2014
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Note that, when pronounced, the stress is put on "-lu-" not "vo-", which is against the general rule of English pronunciation.
Note that, when pronounced, the stress is put on "-lu-" not "vo-", which is against the general rule of English pronunciation.
by grampsflicked July 3, 2021
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