LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

pugnātor

pugnātor m (genitive pugnātōris, feminine pūgnātrīx)
Classical[pʊŋˈnaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[puɲˈɲaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. fighter, combatant

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepugnātorpugnātōrēs
genitivepugnātōrispugnātōrum
dativepugnātōrīpugnātōribus
accusativepugnātōrempugnātōrēs
ablativepugnātōrepugnātōribus
vocativepugnātorpugnātōrēs

pugnātor, ōris, m. pugno,
I. a fighter, combatant (perh. not ante-Aug.), Liv. 24, 15; Suet. Caes. 39 fin.; Sil. 15, 598.—Appos.: Dominus quasi vir pugnator, Vulg. Exod. 15, 3; id. Josue, 17, 1.—Transf., adj.: gallus, a fighting-cock, Plin. 30, 15, 49, § 142.

Origins

Derived from pugnō (“to fight”) + -tor (agent noun suffix)

Descendants
  • Italianpugnatore

Quick answers

What does pugnātor mean in Latin?
pugnātor, a noun, means “fighter, combatant”.
What is the genitive of pugnātor?
The genitive singular is pugnātōris. pugnātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce pugnātor?
In classical Latin, [pʊŋˈnaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [puɲˈɲaː.tor].