LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

aestimātor

aestimātor m (genitive aestimātōris)
Classical[ae̯s.tɪˈmaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[es.tiˈmaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. one who values (judges the worth or moral value of something); an appraiser, estimator

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaestimātoraestimātōrēs
genitiveaestimātōrisaestimātōrum
dativeaestimātōrīaestimātōribus
accusativeaestimātōremaestimātōrēs
ablativeaestimātōreaestimātōribus
vocativeaestimātoraestimātōrēs

aestĭmātor, ōris, m. aestimo.
I. One that estimates a thing according to its extrinsic value, a valuer, appraiser: frumenti, Cic. Pis. 35 fin.: callidi rerum aestimatores prata et areas quasdam magno aestimant, id. Par. 6, 3.—
II. Trop., an estimator or valuer of a thing according to its intrinsic worth (while existimator is a judge): nemo erit tam injustus rerum aestimator, qui dubitet, etc., Cic. Marcell. 5: justus rerum aestimator, id. Or. 41: immodicus aestimator sui, Curt. 8, 1 al.

Origins

  1. Old Latinaestumō
  2. Latinaestimātor

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin aestimātor From aestimō (“to estimate”) + -tor.

Elsewhere
  • Catalanestimador
  • Englishestimator
  • Frenchestimateur
  • Romanianestimatorfrom French estimateur
  • Italianestimatore
  • Portugueseestimador
  • Spanishestimador
  • Polishestymator
Italo-Romance
  • Italianstimatore

In English words that came into English from aestimātor

  • estimatoraestimātor

Quick answers

What does aestimātor mean in Latin?
aestimātor, a noun, means “one who values (judges the worth or moral value of something); an appraiser, estimator”.
What is the genitive of aestimātor?
The genitive singular is aestimātōris. aestimātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce aestimātor?
In classical Latin, [ae̯s.tɪˈmaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [es.tiˈmaː.tor].
Where does aestimātor come from?
Old Latin aestumō → Latin aestimātor.