decimator

decimator

English

Etymology

From 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

Etymology 1

Verb

decimātor

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

Etymology 2

    From decimō + -tor.

    Noun

    decimātor m (genitive decimātōris); third declension

    1. (Medieval Latin) tithe collector
    Conjugation

    Third-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative decimātor decimātōrēs
    genitive decimātōris decimātōrum
    dative decimātōrī decimātōribus
    accusative decimātōrem decimātōrēs
    ablative decimātōre decimātōribus
    vocative decimātor decimātōrēs

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