1. plural of mutator; agents or things that cause mutation or change
Usage: commonly used in biology and genetics contexts; also used in computer science and programming
2. in genetics, substances or organisms that induce genetic mutations
Usage: technical/scientific
3. in programming, functions or methods that modify the state of an object
Usage: technical/computing

Examples

• Chemical mutators were used in the laboratory to study genetic variation.
• The researchers identified several environmental mutators that increased mutation rates.
• In object-oriented programming, mutators allow you to change an object's internal state.
• Radiation acts as one of the most powerful mutators in nature.
• The class includes both accessors and mutators for managing data.
• Scientists exposed the cells to various mutators to observe the resulting changes.