reactor

Definition

A person who responds to a suggestion, stimulation or other influence.

Etymology

From react + -or.

Example Sentences

• "Altman seees his characters as total reactors; everything they do and say is in response to their environment. They do not seem to exist with lives or qualities of their own."
• "It limits the rights of nonweapon countries to develop an export business in civilian reactor technology."
• "It is hoped that a competition to develop small modular reactors (SMRs) will drive billions of pounds of investment into the technology, which the government hopes will be cheaper and quicker to build than traditional large nuclear power plants."