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Words ending in CTOR

There are 103 words ending in CTOR in the standard word-game list. The most common are doctor, director, inspector, victor, actor, hector.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
doctor(Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of…9
directorsomeone who controls resources and expenditures11
inspectora high ranking police officer13
victora combatant who is able to defeat rivals11
actora theatrical performer7
hectorbe bossy towards11
sectora plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle8
factoranything that contributes causally to a result11
collectora person who collects things13
instructora person whose occupation is teaching12
tractora wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications9
reactoran electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit9
conductorthe person who leads a musical group14
protectora person who cares for persons or property13
detectorany device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to…11
contractorsomeone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things14
projectoran optical device for projecting a beam of light20
vectora variable quantity that can be resolved into components11
proctorsomeone who supervises (an examination)11
benefactora person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)17
rectora person authorized to conduct religious worship8
chiropractora therapist who practices chiropractic21
deflectora device intended to turn aside the flow of something (water or air or smoke etc.)15
abductorsomeone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)13
defectora person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)14
retractorsurgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision11
reflectordevice that reflects radiation14
prospectorsomeone who explores an area for mineral deposits16
injectora contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator…17
connectoran instrumentality that connects13
ejectora person who ousts or supplants someone else16
constrictorany of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils15
compactorA machine that reduces the bulk of waste or other material by compaction.17
extractoran instrument for extracting tight-fitting components18
abstractorone who makes abstracts or summarizes information14
adductora muscle that draws a body part toward the median line12
attractoran entertainer who attracts large audiences11
bisectorA line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts.12
coactorAn organism that participates in coaction11
codirectorSomeone who directs something together with one or more other people15
cofactora substance (as a coenzyme) that must join with another to produce a given result15
constructorsomeone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building)15
convectora space heater that transfers heat to the surrounding air by convection16
correctorOne who corrects.13
detractorone who disparages or belittles the worth of something12
dissectorOne who dissects; an anatomist.12
eductorSomeone or something that educts (elicits or extracts).10
effectorone who brings about a result or event; one who accomplishes a purpose16
eigenvectorSpecifically, given a matrix A, the eigenvector of the transformation "left-side multiplication by A"17
electora citizen who has a legal right to vote9
enactorOne who enacts.9
erectorA person who, or a device which erects.9
evictorOne who evicts12
exactorA person who makes illegal or unreasonable demands; an extortioner.16
functorA function word.12
impactorAny of several machines or devices in which a part impacts on another, or on a material.14
indictorOne who indicts.11
inductoran electrical device (typically a conducting coil) that introduces inductance into a circuit11
infectorSomething that infects; that which causes infection.13
interdictorAn aircraft designed to bomb enemy supply operations.14

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