E-lā'ter1, n.
n. One who, or that which, elates.
2 entries under this word
Elater
El'a-ter2, n.
n. [Gr. ἐλατήρ, driver, from ἐλαύνειν, to drive.]
Sense 1. (Bot.) An elastic spiral filament for dispersing the spores, as in some liverworts. Henslow.
Sense 2. (Zoöl.) A kind of beetle that has the power of giving a sudden leap, by a quick movement of the articulation between the abdomen and thorax.