moderator

/ˈmɒdəˌɹeɪtə(ɹ)/noun
High SchoolNot in standard dictionaries
1

Someone who moderates.

2

An arbitrator or mediator.

3

The chair or president of a meeting, etc.

4

A person who enforces the rules of a discussion forum by deleting posts, banning users, etc.

5

The person who presides over a synod of a Presbyterian church.

6

A substance (often water or graphite) used to decrease the speed of fast neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increase likelihood of fission.

7

A device used to deaden some of the noise from a firearm, although not to the same extent as a suppressor or silencer.

8

An examiner at Oxford and Cambridge universities.

9

At the University of Dublin, either the first (senior) or second (junior) in rank in an examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts.

10

Someone who supervises and monitors the setting and marking of examinations by different people to ensure consistency of standards.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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