Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who spreads news, ideas, or beliefs: A propagator is someone who actively disseminates information, doctrines, or opinions to a wider audience.
   • A person who breeds or cultivates plants: In horticulture, a propagator is someone who causes plants to multiply or spread, often using specialized techniques like those in a greenhouse.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • He was a key propagator of the revolutionary ideology. (He actively spread the revolutionary ideas.)
  • The gardener is an expert propagator of rare orchids. (The gardener skillfully breeds and grows rare orchids.)

Advanced Usage

• "A propagator of faith": A person who actively promotes and spreads religious beliefs.
  • Missionaries often serve as propagators of faith in new regions.
• "A seed propagator": Refers to a person or a device used for germinating seeds and growing seedlings.
  • She used a heated propagator to start her tomato seeds early.

Variants and Related Words

• Propagate (verb): To spread and promote (an idea, theory, etc.) widely; or to breed or cause (a plant, animal, etc.) to multiply.
  • The organization aims to propagate its message of peace.
  • You can propagate this plant from cuttings.
• Propagation (noun): The act or process of propagating.
  • The propagation of sound waves.
  • Plant propagation is a fundamental gardening skill.

Synonyms

• Disseminator: A person who spreads something, especially information, widely.
• Promulgator: A person who promotes or makes an idea, decree, or belief known publicly.
• Cultivator (for the horticultural sense): A person who prepares and uses land for growing plants.

Related Phrases

• "Act as a propagator for": To serve as a channel or agent for spreading something.
  • Social media can act as a powerful propagator for both information and misinformation.

Related Idioms

• "A willing propagator": Someone who eagerly and actively spreads ideas.
  • He was not just a follower but a willing propagator of the conspiracy theory.

Noun

1. someone who spreads the news
2. someone who propagates plants (as under glass)