Dedicator

ded·i·cate  (dd-kt)

tr.v. ded·i·cat·ed, ded·i·cat·ing, ded·i·cates

1. To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.

2. To set apart for a special use: dedicated their money to scientific research.

3. To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action: dedicated ourselves to starting our own business. See Synonyms at devote.

4. To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.

5.

a. To open (a building, for example) to public use.

b. To show to the public for the first time: dedicate a monument.

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[Middle English dedicaten, from Latin ddicre, ddict- : d-, de- + dicre, to proclaim; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

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dedi·cator n.