invoker
/ɪnˈvoʊkər/
noun
- A person who calls upon a deity, spirit, or authority for help or support.
- In the ritual, the invoker stood at the center of the circle.
- The ancient invoker chanted prayers to bring rain to the village.
- She was known as a powerful invoker of ancestral spirits.
- A person who cites or uses something (such as a law, rule, or idea) as justification.
- He was a frequent invoker of the right to free speech.
- As an invoker of tradition, she always argued for keeping old customs.
- The invoker of the obscure regulation surprised everyone in the meeting.
- In computing, a command, function, or mechanism that starts a process or program.
- This button acts as an invoker for the backup routine.
- The macro invoker runs automatically when the document opens.
- The invoker script triggered the update sequence.