révélateur

French

Etymology

From révéler +‎ -ateur. The adjectival sense is the attributive form of the noun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁe.ve.la.tœʁ/

Noun

révélateur m (plural révélateurs, feminine révélatrice)

1. revealer, one who reveals or uncovers something
2. developer (liquid used in the chemical processing of traditional photos.)

Adjective

révélateur (feminine révélatrice, masculine plural révélateurs, feminine plural révélatrices)

1. revelatory, that which reveals something; revealing, telling

Derived terms

• lapsus révélateur

Related terms

• révéler
• révélation

Further reading

• “révélateur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.