- a person or thing that enumerates
- Brit a person who issues and retrieves forms during a census of population
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enumerator /ɪˈnjuːməˌreɪtə/ n
e•nu•mer•ate /ɪˈnuməˌreɪt, ɪˈnyu-/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], -at•ed, -at•ing.
e•nu•mer•a•tion /ɪˌnuməˈreɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]
e•nu•mer•a•tor, n. [countable]See -num-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to name one by one; list:He enumerated his friend's virtues.
e•nu•mer•a•tion /ɪˌnuməˈreɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]
e•nu•mer•a•tor, n. [countable]See -num-.
e•nu•mer•ate
(i no̅o̅′mə rāt′, i nyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing.
e•nu•mer•a•tive
(i no̅o̅′mə rā′tiv, -mər ə-, i nyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation adj.
e•nu′mer•a′tor, n.
- to mention separately as if in counting; name one by one;
specify, as in a list:Let me enumerate the many flaws in your hypothesis. - to ascertain the number of;
count.
- Latin ēnumerātus (past participle of ēnumerāre), equivalent. to ē- -e + numer(us) number + -ātus -ate1
- 1640–50
- 1. recapitulate, recount.
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