decimator

English

Etymology

decimate + -or

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛsɪˌmeɪtə(ɹ)/

Noun

decimator (plural decimators)

  1. One who decimates, particularly:
    1. A devastator or destroyer.
    2. A collector or receiver of tithes.

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Latin

Verb

decimātor

  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of decimō

Etymology 2

decimō + -tor

Noun

decimātor m (genitive decimātōris); third declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) tithe collector
Conjugation

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative decimātor decimātōrēs
Genitive decimātōris decimātōrum
Dative decimātōrī decimātōribus
Accusative decimātōrem decimātōrēs
Ablative decimātōre decimātōribus
Vocative decimātor decimātōrēs

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