LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

perductor

perductor m (genitive perductōris)
Classical[pɛrˈdʊk.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[perˈduk.tor]

Meaning

  1. masculinea leader, conductor
  2. masculinea pimp, pander
  3. masculinea guide, conductor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeperductorperductōrēs
genitiveperductōrisperductōrum
dativeperductōrīperductōribus
accusativeperductōremperductōrēs
ablativeperductōreperductōribus
vocativeperductorperductōrēs

perductor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a leader, conductor; in partic., a pimp, pander (cf. perduco, I. B. 1.): lenonum, aleatorum, perductorum nulla mentio fiat, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 12, § 34 (lenones sunt scortorum: perductores etiam invitarum personarum, et in quibus stupra exercita legibus vindicantur, Ascon. ad h. l.); Lact. 6, 17, 19.—*
II. A guide, conductor, in a double sense with the preced. signif.: Si. Eho istum, puer, circumduce hasce aedes et conclavia. Th. Apage istum a me perductorem: nihil moror ductarier, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 159 sq.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin perductor From perdūcō + -tor (agent suffix).

Quick answers

What does perductor mean in Latin?
perductor, a noun, means “a leader, conductor; a pimp, pander; a guide, conductor”.
What is the genitive of perductor?
The genitive singular is perductōris. perductor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce perductor?
In classical Latin, [pɛrˈdʊk.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [perˈduk.tor].