LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

aggressor

aggressor m (genitive aggressōris)
Classical[aɡˈɡrɛs.sɔr]Ecclesiastical[aɡˈɡrɛs.sor]

Meaning

  1. masculineattacker, assailant, aggressor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaggressoraggressōrēs
genitiveaggressōrisaggressōrum
dativeaggressōrīaggressōribus
accusativeaggressōremaggressōrēs
ablativeaggressōreaggressōribus
vocativeaggressoraggressōrēs

aggressor (adg-), ōris, m. id.,
I. one that attacks, an assailant, aggressor (only in the Lat. of the Pandects), Dig. 29, 5, 1 fin.; also for a robber, ib. 48, 9, 7 al.

Origins

From aggredior (“attack, assault”) + -tor (agentive suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalanagressor
  • Englishaggressor
  • Frenchagresseurfrom Middle French aggresseur
  • Romanianagresorfrom Middle French aggresseur
  • GermanAggressor
  • Italianaggressore
  • Portugueseagressor
  • Spanishagresor
  • Polishagresorfrom Middle French aggresseur
  • Malteseaggressurfrom Italian aggressore

Quick answers

What does aggressor mean in Latin?
aggressor, a noun, means “attacker, assailant, aggressor”.
What is the genitive of aggressor?
The genitive singular is aggressōris. aggressor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce aggressor?
In classical Latin, [aɡˈɡrɛs.sɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aɡˈɡrɛs.sor].