LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

locātor

locātor m (genitive locātōris)
Classical[ɫɔˈkaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[loˈkaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. letter, lessor (person who lets or hires)
  2. contractor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelocātorlocātōrēs
genitivelocātōrislocātōrum
dativelocātōrīlocātōribus
accusativelocātōremlocātōrēs
ablativelocātōrelocātōribus
vocativelocātorlocātōrēs

lŏcātor, ōris, m. loco,
I. one who lets, a letter, hirer out: domus, Dig. 19, 2, 60: insulae et fundi, ib. 35: operis, ib. 36: meretricum, Firm. Math. 4, 6: LOCATOR A SCENA or SCENICORVM, one who furnished for a stipulated sum the actors and stage apparatus to him who gave a play, Inscr. Orell. 2618 sq.; 2629.—
II. A contractor, undertaker: funeris, Plin. 7, 52, 53, § 176.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *stel-der. Proto-Italic *stlokos? Old Latin stlocus Latin locus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin locō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin locātor From locō + -tor.

Quick answers

What does locātor mean in Latin?
locātor, a noun, means “letter, lessor (person who lets or hires); contractor”.
What is the genitive of locātor?
The genitive singular is locātōris. locātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce locātor?
In classical Latin, [ɫɔˈkaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [loˈkaː.tor].