LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

exāctor

exāctor m (genitive exāctōris)
Classical[ɛkˈsaːk.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[eɡˈzak.tor]

Meaning

  1. expeller
  2. exactor, tax collector
  3. enforcer

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexāctorexāctōrēs
genitiveexāctōrisexāctōrum
dativeexāctōrīexāctōribus
accusativeexāctōremexāctōrēs
ablativeexāctōreexāctōribus
vocativeexāctorexāctōrēs

exactor, ōris, m. id.; cf. also exactio. *
I. A driver-out, expeller: regum (Junii Valeriique), Liv. 9, 17, 11.—
II. A demander, exactor (cf.: redemptor, manceps, magister; also: publicanus, portitor).
A. In gen.: operis, i. e. an overseer, superintendent, enforcer of any kind of labor, Col. 3, 13, 10; cf. Liv. 45, 37; so, assiduus studiorum, Quint. 1, 3, 14; cf.: asper recte loquendi, id. 1, 7, 34: molestissimus sermonis Latini, Suet. Gramm. 22: supplicii, an executioner, Liv. 2, 5; cf. Tac. A. 11, 37, and 3, 14 fin.; cf. Vulg. Luc. 12, 58.—
B. In partic., a collector of taxes, a tax gatherer, * Caes. B. C. 3, 32, 4; Liv. 28, 25, 9; Firm. 4, 3 al.; Dig. 50, 4, 18, § 8; or of other debts due the state, ib. 22, 1, 33. (Not in Cic.; but cf. exactio.)

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinexāctor

Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin exigō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin exāctor From exigō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalanexactor
  • Italianesattore
  • Portugueseexator
  • Spanishexactor
  • Galicianexactor

Quick answers

What does exāctor mean in Latin?
exāctor, a noun, means “expeller; exactor, tax collector; enforcer”.
What is the genitive of exāctor?
The genitive singular is exāctōris. exāctor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce exāctor?
In classical Latin, [ɛkˈsaːk.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eɡˈzak.tor].
Where does exāctor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ → Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin exāctor.