ALLOCATOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does allocator mean? 

• ALLOCATOR (noun)
  The noun ALLOCATOR has 1 sense:

1. a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion

  Familiarity information: ALLOCATOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALLOCATOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

allocator; distributor

Hypernyms ("allocator" is a kind of...):

authority ((usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others)

Derivation:

allocate (distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose)