LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

lūsor

lūsor m (genitive lūsōris)
Classical[ˈɫuː.sɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈluː.s̬or]

Meaning

  1. a player, gambler
  2. tease
  3. figurativelya humorous writer or poet
    tenerōrum lūsor amōrumplayful poet of tender love8 CE – 12 CE, Ovidius, Tristia 4.10.1

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelūsorlūsōrēs
genitivelūsōrislūsōrum
dativelūsōrīlūsōribus
accusativelūsōremlūsōrēs
ablativelūsōrelūsōribus
vocativelūsorlūsōrēs

lūsor, ōris, m. ludo,
I. one who plays at a game; a player.
I. Lit.: sic ne perdiderit, non cessat perdere lusor, Ov. A. A. 1, 1, 451; Sen. Ben. 2, 17, 3: furtum factum domi et eo tempore quo alea ludebatur, licet lusor non fuerit qui quid eorum fecerit, impune fit, Dig. 11, 5, 1, § 2.—Poet. transf.: cum lusore catello, a playful little dog, Juv. 9, 611.—
II. Trop.
A. A humorous writer: tenerorum lusor amorum, Ov Tr. 4, 10, 1.—
B. A banterer, mocker: te ut deludam contra, lusorem meum, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 62.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin lūsor From lūdo (“to play”) + -tor (agent suffix).

In English words that came into English from lūsor

  • lusoriouslūsōrius

Quick answers

What does lūsor mean in Latin?
lūsor, a noun, means “a player, gambler; tease; a humorous writer or poet”.
What is the genitive of lūsor?
The genitive singular is lūsōris. lūsor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce lūsor?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫuː.sɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈluː.s̬or].