oˈvator
[agent-n. in L. form from ovāre: see ovate v.2]
† a. Rom. Hist. One who receives an ovation (obs.). b. colloq. One who takes part in a spontaneous enthusiastic welcome.
| 1661 Morgan Sph. Gentry iii. iv. 35 The Triumpher had a Lawrel crown, the Ovator one of Fir, being different in their pomp. 1870 Even. Standard 22 Oct., The probable termination of the scene by a grand pyrotechnic display, in which ovators and ovated would alike be grilled alive on the rails of the flaming station. |