noun · masculinethird declension
praedātor
praedātor m (genitive praedātōris, feminine praedātrīx)
Meaning
- raider, plunderer, pillager, hunter
- predator
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
quī rapit et spoliatpraedātor -ōris (m) — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 3
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | praedātor | praedātōrēs |
| genitive | praedātōris | praedātōrum |
| dative | praedātōrī | praedātōribus |
| accusative | praedātōrem | praedātōrēs |
| ablative | praedātōre | praedātōribus |
| vocative | praedātor | praedātōrēs |
praedātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a plunderer, pillager.
I. Lit. (class.):
quos ego in eodem genere praedatorum direptorumque pono, Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 20: exercitus, praedator ex sociis, Sall. J. 44, 1.—II. Transf.
A. A hunter (poet.):
praedator aprorum, Ov. M. 12, 306; Stat. Th. 4, 316.—Transf.: corporis, i. e. a ravisher, Petr. 85, 3.—* B. A rapacious or avaricious man, Tib. 2, 3, 43.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
praedātor ōris, m
praedor, a plunderer, pillager : quos in eodem genere praedatorum pono: exercitus, praedator ex sociis, S.: aprorum, a hunter , O.— An avaricious man , Tb.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin praedātor From praedor + -tor.
Descendants
- Englishpredator
- Frenchprédateur
- Italianpredatore
- Portuguesepredador
- Romanianprădător
- Spanishpredador
In English words that came into English from praedātor
- predatorpraedātor