noun · masculinethird declension
āleātor
āleātor m (genitive āleātōris)
Classical[aː.ɫeˈaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[a.leˈaː.tor]
Meaning
- gambler, gamester
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | āleātor | āleātōrēs |
| genitive | āleātōris | āleātōrum |
| dative | āleātōrī | āleātōribus |
| accusative | āleātōrem | āleātōrēs |
| ablative | āleātōre | āleātōribus |
| vocative | āleātor | āleātōrēs |
ālĕātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a player with dice, also a gamester in gen., Plaut. Rud. 2, 3, 29; Cic. Cat. 2, 10, 23; id. Phil. 2, 27:
aleatoris castra, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 13; so Sid. Ep. 5, 17; Dig. 11, 5; Cod. 3, 43.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
āleātor ōris, m
alea, a player with dice, gamester.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin āleātor From ālea + -tor.