One who approbates or officially approves something; a person giving formal assent.
From Latin 'approbator,' literally 'one who approves,' formed from 'approbatus' + the agent noun suffix '-or.'
In the Catholic Church, an 'approbator' was an official censor who would examine manuscripts and grant formal approval for publication—a gatekeeper of knowledge.
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