noun · masculinethird declension
exercitor
exercitor m (genitive exercitōris)
Classical[ɛkˈsɛr.kɪ.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[eɡˈzɛr.t͡ʃi.tor]
Meaning
- masculinetrainer, sports trainer, coach
- masculineexerciser, one who exercises or trains
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | exercitor | exercitōrēs |
| genitive | exercitōris | exercitōrum |
| dative | exercitōrī | exercitōribus |
| accusative | exercitōrem | exercitōrēs |
| ablative | exercitōre | exercitōribus |
| vocative | exercitor | exercitōrēs |
exercĭtor, ōris, m. exerceo, II.,
I. an exerciser, trainer (ante- and post-class.)
I. Prop.:
huic Gurgulio'st exercitor, is hunc hominem cursuram docet, Plaut. Trin. 4, 3, 9; 2, 1, 4, Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 14 med.—II. Transf., one who exercises or practises any profession, business, calling:
cauponae aut stabuli, an innkeeper, Dig. 44, 7, 4 fin.: navis, ratium, a ship-master, captain, ib. 14, 1, 1; 4, 9, 1; Inscr. Grut. 492, 5.Origins
From exercitus (“exercised, disciplined”) + -tor, from exerceō (“to exercise, train, drill, practice”).