noun · masculinethird declension
īnsidiātor
īnsidiātor m (genitive īnsidiātōris)
Meaning
- a person lying in ambush
- lurker
- plotter
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | īnsidiātor | īnsidiātōrēs |
| genitive | īnsidiātōris | īnsidiātōrum |
| dative | īnsidiātōrī | īnsidiātōribus |
| accusative | īnsidiātōrem | īnsidiātōrēs |
| ablative | īnsidiātōre | īnsidiātōribus |
| vocative | īnsidiātor | īnsidiātōrēs |
insĭdĭātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a soldier lying in ambush, Hirt. B. G. 8, 18.—
II. Transf., one who lies in wait, a lurker, waylayer (rare but class.):
viae, Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 27: in foro collocatur, id. Mil. 7, 19: imperii, Nep. Reg. 2.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
īnsidiātor ōris, m
insidior, one who lies in wait, a lurker, waylayer: in foro conlocatur: eius (imperi), N.: insidiatores Massivae parare, S.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin īnsidiātor From īnsidior + -tor.
Descendants
- Italianinsidiatore
- Portugueseinsidiador
- Spanishinsidiador