LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

perēmptor

perēmptor m (genitive perēmptōris)
Classical[pɛˈrɛmp.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[peˈrɛmp.tor]

Meaning

  1. destroyer (person), slayer, murderer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeperēmptorperēmptōrēs
genitiveperēmptōrisperēmptōrum
dativeperēmptōrīperēmptōribus
accusativeperēmptōremperēmptōrēs
ablativeperēmptōreperēmptōribus
vocativeperēmptorperēmptōrēs

pĕremptor (pĕremtor), ōris, m. id.,
I. a destroyer, slayer, murderer (postclass.): incluti regis, Sen. Oedip. 221: mariti mei cruentis, App. M. 8, p. 207, 16; cf.: puer ille peremptor meus, i. e. who has playued me almost to death, id. ib. 7, p. 198, 21.—Absol., Prud. Ham. praef. 19; Ambros. Inst. Virg. 7, 4, 9; Vulg. 2 Macc. 4, 16.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin perēmptor From perimere + -tor.

Quick answers

What does perēmptor mean in Latin?
perēmptor, a noun, means “destroyer (person), slayer, murderer”.
What is the genitive of perēmptor?
The genitive singular is perēmptōris. perēmptor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce perēmptor?
In classical Latin, [pɛˈrɛmp.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [peˈrɛmp.tor].