LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

cultor

cultor m (genitive cultōris, feminine cultrīx)
Classical[ˈkʊɫ.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈkul.tor]

Meaning

  1. masculinecultivator, tiller, husbandman, planter, grower (someone who bestows care or labor upon something)
  2. masculineinhabitant, dweller
  3. figurativelymasculinefosterer, partisan, supporter, follower
  4. figurativelymasculineworshipper, reverencer, votary

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecultorcultōrēs
genitivecultōriscultōrum
dativecultōrīcultōribus
accusativecultōremcultōrēs
ablativecultōrecultōribus
vocativecultorcultōrēs

cultor, ōris, m. id..
I. Prop., one who bestows care or labor upon a thing, an elaborator, cultivator, etc.: agrorum, Liv. 2, 34, 11; 4, 25, 4: agri, id. 40, 29, 3; cf. agricultor: virentis agelli, Hor. A. P. 117: terrae, Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 99: vitis, a vine-dresser, id. Fin. 5, 14, 40: alveorum, a bee-master, apiarist, Col. 9, 3, 1.—Poet., of a bullock: pauperis agri, Ov. F. 5, 515.—
b. Absol., a cultivator or tiller of land, a husbandman, planter, Sall. J. 46, 5; Liv. 21, 34, 1; 28, 11, 9; Quint. 2, 19, 2; Verg. A. 8, 8; Ov. M. 1, 425: cultores (opp. oppidani), countrymen, Tac. A. 12, 55; cf. id. H. 2, 87.—
B. Meton. (acc. to colo, I. B.), an inhabitant, a dweller: ejus terrae, Sall. J. 17, 7: collis ejus (sc. Janiculi), Liv. 24, 10, 12; cf.: collis Heliconii, Cat. 61, 1: Cupua Tuscis veteribus cultoribus adempta, Liv. 28, 28, 6: nemorum, Verg. G. 1, 14; 2, 114; cf.: antiqui (Capuae), Liv. 7, 38, 5: (insularum), id. 22, 31, 3: caeli (Juppiter), Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 13: Euboicus tumidarum aquarum, Ov. M. 14, 4. —
II. Trop. (acc. to colo, II. A. and B.).
A. A fosterer, supporter: bonorum (with fautor), Liv. 9, 46, 13: fidissimus imperii Romani (Hiero), id. 26, 32, 4: juvenum, a tutor, teacher, Pers. 5, 63: veritatis, fraudis inimici, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 109; cf. aequi, Ov. M. 5, 100: juris et aequarum legum, Mart. 10, 37, 1: amicitiae, Liv. 25, 28, 8; Mart. 9, 84, 4.—
B. A worshipper, reverencer: deorum, Hor. C. 1, 34, 1: numinis, Ov. M. 1, 327: diligentissimus religionum, Liv. 5, 50, 1.—Also absol., Verg. A. 11, 788.—Hence, in later relig. lang., a priest of some deity: deūm matris, a priest of Cybele, Suet. Oth. 8; cf. Inscr. Orell. 938; 1578.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin cultor From colō (“to cultivate; worship, honor”) + -tor.

Descendants
  • Italiancultore
  • Portuguesecultor
  • Spanishcultor

In English words that came into English from cultor

  • agricultoragricultor

Quick answers

What does cultor mean in Latin?
cultor, a noun, means “cultivator, tiller, husbandman, planter, grower (someone who bestows care or labor upon something); inhabitant, dweller; fosterer, partisan, supporter, follower”.
What is the genitive of cultor?
The genitive singular is cultōris. cultor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce cultor?
In classical Latin, [ˈkʊɫ.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkul.tor].