LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

assentātor

assentātor m (genitive assentātōris, feminine assentātrīx)
Classical[as.sɛnˈtaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[as.senˈtaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. yes man
  2. flatterer, toady

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeassentātorassentātōrēs
adsentātōrēs
genitiveassentātōris
adsentātōris		assentātōrum
adsentātōrum
dativeassentātōrī
adsentātōrī		assentātōribus
adsentātōribus
accusativeassentātōrem
adsentātōrem		assentātōrēs
adsentātōrēs
ablativeassentātōre
adsentātōre		assentātōribus
adsentātōribus
vocativeassentātorassentātōrēs
adsentātōrēs

assentātor (ads-), ōris, m. assentor,
I. one who assents flatteringly, a flatterer (most freq. in Cic.).
I. Lit.: semper auget adsentator id, quod is, cujus ad voluntatem loquitur, vult esse magnum, Cic. Lael. 26, 98: ita fit, ut is adsentatoribus patefaciat aures suas maxime, qui ipse sibi adsentetur et se maxime ipse delectet, id. ib. 26, 97; id. Off. 1, 14, 42; 1, 26, 91; 2, 18, 63; id. Caecin. 5, 14: Adsentatores jubet ad lucrum ire poëta Dives agris, * Hor. A. P. 420.—
II. Trop.: non auctor, sed adsentator mali, one who connives at, Tert. adv. Herm. 10.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin assentātor From assentor + -tor.

Quick answers

What does assentātor mean in Latin?
assentātor, a noun, means “yes man; flatterer, toady”.
What is the genitive of assentātor?
The genitive singular is assentātōris. assentātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce assentātor?
In classical Latin, [as.sɛnˈtaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [as.senˈtaː.tor].