surrogate
Plural: surrogates
Noun
- someone who takes the place of another person
- a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
- A substitute (usually of a person, position or role).
- A person or animal that acts as a substitute for the social or pastoral role of another, such as a surrogate parent.
- A deputy for a bishop in granting licences for marriage.
- A politician or person of influence campaigning for a presidential candidate.
- A judicial officer of limited jurisdiction, who administers matters of probate and intestate succession and, in some cases, adoptions.
- Any of a range of Unicode codepoints which are used in pairs in UTF-16 to represent characters beyond the Basic Multilingual Plane.
- An ersatz good.
- Ellipsis of surrogate key.
Adjective Satellite
- providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties
- "surrogate father"
Adj
- Of, concerning, relating to or acting as a substitute.
Verb
- To replace or substitute something with something else; to appoint a successor.
Examples
- A mixture of horseradish and mustard often serves as a surrogate for wasabi.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin surrogātus, perfect passive participle of surrogō (“ask”); a variant of subrogō, from sub (“under”) + rogō (“ask”).
Synonyms
alternate, deputy, foster, replacement, deputize, fill-in, ghost, proxy, replace, stand-in, subrogate, substitute, surrogate
Scrabble Score: 10
surrogate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsurrogate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
surrogate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary