LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

grassātor

grassātor m (genitive grassātōris)
Classical[ɡrasˈsaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ɡrasˈsaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. vagabond
  2. bully, hoodlum, criminal, footpad

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegrassātorgrassātōrēs
genitivegrassātōrisgrassātōrum
dativegrassātōrīgrassātōribus
accusativegrassātōremgrassātōrēs
ablativegrassātōregrassātōribus
vocativegrassātorgrassātōrēs

grassātor, ōris, m. id..
I. A vagabond, idler: poëticae artis honos non erat. Si qui in ea re studebat, aut sese ad convivia applicabat, grassator vocabatur, Cato ap. Gell. 11, 2, 5.—
II. A disorderly person, one who goes rioting about (esp. at night, whether for fun and enjoyment or for robbery), a rioter, a waylayer, street-robber, footpad: hoc modo viator quoque bene vestitus causa grassatori fuisse dicetur, cur ab eo spoliaretur, Cic. Fat. 15, 34: grassatorum plurimi palam se ferebant succincti ferro, Suet. Aug. 32: grassatores et sicarii, id. Caes. 72: nocturni grassatoris insidiosa violentia, Gell. 20, 1, 8; Quint. 12, 1, 38: ferro subitus grassator agit rem, Juv. 3, 305.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin grassātor From grassor + -tor.

Quick answers

What does grassātor mean in Latin?
grassātor, a noun, means “vagabond; bully, hoodlum, criminal, footpad”.
What is the genitive of grassātor?
The genitive singular is grassātōris. grassātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce grassātor?
In classical Latin, [ɡrasˈsaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ɡrasˈsaː.tor].