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— English words —

• governor n. (Politics) The chief executive officer of a first-level division of a country.
• governor n. A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.
• governor n. A member of a decision-making for an organization or entity (including some public agencies) similar…
• governor n. (Informal) Father.
• governor n. (Informal) Boss, employer, similar to gaffer.
• governor n. (UK, informal, dated) Term of address to a man; guv’nor.
• governor n. (Grammar) A constituent of a phrase that governs another.
• governor n. (Dated) One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.
• governor n. (Nautical) A pilot; a steersman.
• Governor n. The title for someone who holds the post of governor.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Middle english
  • governor n. Alternative form of governour.

— English word, defined in French —

• governor n. Gouverneur.

— English word, defined in Spanish —

• governor s. Gobernador.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• governor s. (Politica) (diritto) governatore.

74 English words from 11 English definitions

action address agencies Alternative another automatic Boss care chief chief␣executive chief␣executive␣officer constituent controls country dated decision decision␣making device division employer entity executive executive␣officer Father feedback first for form for␣someone gaffer governor governour governs Grammar guardian guardianship guv has holds including informal level machine making man member Nautical nor of␣a officer One organization phrase pilot Politics post public regulates similar some someone steersman Term Term␣of␣address that the through title to␣a␣man tutor which who young young␣man

5 foreign words from 3 foreign definitions

diritto Gobernador Gouverneur governatore Politica

15 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

governors Governors governorly governorate governoress governorates governorship governoresses governorships governor-general governor␣general Governor␣General Governor's␣Strait governors-general governors␣general

11 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

cogovernors misgovernors subgovernors archgovernors subgovernorate sub-governorate undergovernors subgovernorates Red␣Sea␣Governorate lieutenant-governors lieutenant␣governors

8 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

cogovernor misgovernor subgovernor archgovernor undergovernor lieutenant-governor lieutenant␣governor Lieutenant␣Governor

23 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ern Ern -ern Erno gov GOV gov. Gov. -gov- gove Gove Gover govern nor NOR nor- Nor. over Over over- ver ver. Vern

10 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

NRE rev Rev rev. Rev. ron Ron RON RONR vog

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

Norgrove

7 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

gouvernor governors Governors governour Grosvenor Norgroves overgrown

4 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

groover Groover Norvego- Orgeron

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

gouvernor governour

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