† senˈsator Obs. rare.
[f. sensate v. + -or.]
An agent concerned in sensation.
| 1615 Crooke Body of Man 41 The Braine therefore, not the Heart, is the first Moouer, and first Sensator. Ibid. 288 The Philosopher calleth sleepe ἠρεµία τοῦ πρώτου αἰσθητικοῦ, the rest of the first sensator. |