LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

acceptor

acceptor m (genitive acceptōris, feminine acceptrīx)
Classical[akˈkɛp.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[atˈt͡ʃɛp.tor]

Meaning

  1. masculinereceiver
  2. masculineapprover
  3. Late Latinmasculinehawk

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeacceptoracceptōrēs
genitiveacceptōrisacceptōrum
dativeacceptōrīacceptōribus
accusativeacceptōremacceptōrēs
ablativeacceptōreacceptōribus
vocativeacceptoracceptōrēs

acceptor, ōris, m. id..
I. One who receives a thing (post-class.): donationis, Cod. T. 8, 56, 10.—Hence, absol., a receiver, collector, Inscr. Orell. no. 3199 and 7205.—
II. Fig.
A. One who receives a thing as true, grants or approves it, Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 167.—
B. One who unjustly regards the person, Eccl.
acceptor, ōris, m., = accipiter,
I. a hawk: exta acceptoris, Lucil. ap. Charis. p. 76 P.

Origins

From accipiō + -tor. Sense 3 reflects the meaning of accipiter, which had already been perceived as being related to accipere for a long time.

Quick answers

What does acceptor mean in Latin?
acceptor, a noun, means “receiver; approver; hawk”.
What is the genitive of acceptor?
The genitive singular is acceptōris. acceptor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce acceptor?
In classical Latin, [akˈkɛp.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [atˈt͡ʃɛp.tor].