LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

captātor

captātor m (genitive captātōris, feminine captātrix)
Classical[kapˈtaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[kapˈtaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. legacy hunter, grabber (a man who practically made his career by obsequiously bootlicking/brown-nosing wealthy patrons with the goal of receiving the inheritance of a patron and not have to work subsequently)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecaptātorcaptātōrēs
genitivecaptātōriscaptātōrum
dativecaptātōrīcaptātōribus
accusativecaptātōremcaptātōrēs
ablativecaptātōrecaptātōribus
vocativecaptātorcaptātōrēs

captātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. one who eagerly reaches after, endeavors to obtain, or strives for something (rare; not in Cic.).
I. Lit. only in Prud. στεφ. 5, 17.—
II. Trop.: aurae popularis, that courts the popular breeze, Liv. 3, 33, 7.—Esp., one who hunts after legacies, a legacy-hunter, Hor. S. 2, 5, 57; Petr. 141; Juv. 5, 98; 10, 202.

Origins

Derived from captō + -tor

Quick answers

What does captātor mean in Latin?
captātor, a noun, means “legacy hunter, grabber (a man who practically made his career by obsequiously bootlicking/brown-nosing wealthy patrons with the goal of receiving the inheritance of a patron and not have to work subsequently)”.
What is the genitive of captātor?
The genitive singular is captātōris. captātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce captātor?
In classical Latin, [kapˈtaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kapˈtaː.tor].