governor

governor is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: One who governs; especially, one who is invested with the supreme executive authority in a State; a chief ruler or magistrate; as, the governor of Pennsylvania. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. One who governs; especially, one who is invested with the supreme executive authority in a State; a chief ruler or magistrate; as, the governor of Pennsylvania.
2. noun. One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.
3. noun. A pilot; a steersman.
4. noun. A contrivance applied to steam engines, water wheels, and other machinery, to maintain nearly uniform speed when the resistances and motive force are variable.
5. noun. a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)

   Synonyms: regulator

6. noun. the head of a state government

Synonyms

regulator

Common word forms

governors

Words from these letters

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