LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

praedicātor

praedicātor m (genitive praedicātōris, feminine praedicātrīx)
Classical[prae̯.dɪˈkaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[pre.diˈkaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. one who makes a thing publicly known, a proclaimer, publisher, crier

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepraedicātorpraedicātōrēs
genitivepraedicātōrispraedicātōrum
dativepraedicātōrīpraedicātōribus
accusativepraedicātōrempraedicātōrēs
ablativepraedicātōrepraedicātōribus
vocativepraedicātorpraedicātōrēs

praedĭcātor, ōris, m. 1. praedico.
I. In gen., one who makes a thing publicly known, a proclaimer, publisher, crier (postclass.), App. M. 6, p. 176, 4.—
II. In partic.
A. One who publicly commends a thing, a praiser, eulogist (class.): beneficii, Cic. Balb. 2, 4: te ipso praedicatore ac teste, id. Fam. 1, 9, 6; Plin. Ep. 7, 33, 2.—
B. In eccl. Lat., a preacher, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 28 med.: gentium (cf. Paul), Sulp. Sev. Ep. 1, 6; Vulg. 1 Tim. 2, 7.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin praedicātor From praedicō (“proclaim, announce”) + -tor (“-er”, agent suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalanpredicador
  • Frenchprédicateur
  • Italianpredicatore
  • Portuguesepredicador
  • Romanianpredicator
  • Spanishpredicador
  • Galicianpredicador
  • Dutchprediker

Quick answers

What does praedicātor mean in Latin?
praedicātor, a noun, means “one who makes a thing publicly known, a proclaimer, publisher, crier”.
What is the genitive of praedicātor?
The genitive singular is praedicātōris. praedicātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce praedicātor?
In classical Latin, [prae̯.dɪˈkaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pre.diˈkaː.tor].