/ Dictionary / Index P preparator: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pre•par•a•tor Pronunciation: (pri-par'u-tur, -pâr'-), [key] — n. a person who prepares a specimen, as an animal, for scientific examination or exhibition. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. preparative preparatory Related Content Daily Word Quiz: vertigo Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language