LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

stator

stator m (genitive statōris)
Classical[ˈsta.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈstaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. masculinean attendant or servant to a magistrate or proconsul; a messenger, orderly

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativestatorstatōrēs
genitivestatōrisstatōrum
dativestatōrīstatōribus
accusativestatōremstatōrēs
ablativestatōrestatōribus
vocativestatorstatōrēs

stător, ōris, m. sto,
I. a magistrate's attendant, servant, messenger, orderly-man (since Augustus there were centuriae statorum Augusti): statores mittere, Cic. Fam. 2, 19, 2; Planc. ib. 10, 21, 2; Dig. 4, 6, 10; 1, 16, 4; Inscr. Orell. 2780; 3422; 3524; cf. Kellerm. Vigil. App. 40; 199 sq.; Jahn, Spec. Epigr. p. 28, n. 1; p. 49.
Stător, ōris, m. sisto, one who causes any thing to stand fast,
I. a stayer, supporter, an epithet of Jupiter, Liv. 1, 12, 6; Cic. Cat. 1, 5, 11; 1, 13, 31; id. Fin. 3, 20, 66; Sen. Ben. 4, 7, 1; Ov. F. 6, 793; Vell. 2, 131.—Plur., Plin. 2, 53, 54, § 140.—Also, of Mars, Vell. 2, 131, 1.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin stator From stō (“to stand”) + -tor.

Quick answers

What does stator mean in Latin?
stator, a noun, means “an attendant or servant to a magistrate or proconsul; a messenger, orderly”.
What is the genitive of stator?
The genitive singular is statōris. stator is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce stator?
In classical Latin, [ˈsta.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈstaː.tor].