LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

stīpātor

stīpātor m (genitive stīpātōris)
Classical[stiːˈpaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[stiˈpaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. attendant (of a nobleman)
  2. in pluralretinue, bodyguard

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativestīpātorstīpātōrēs
genitivestīpātōrisstīpātōrum
dativestīpātōrīstīpātōribus
accusativestīpātōremstīpātōrēs
ablativestīpātōrestīpātōribus
vocativestīpātorstīpātōrēs

stīpātor, ōris, m. stipo; prop. one that presses upon, crowds about another; hence,
I. an attendant of a nobleman; in plur., attendants, train, suite, retinue, bodyguard, etc. (class.; used by the Romans in a bad sense; cf. satelles): latrones dicti ab latere, qui circum latera erant regi, quos postea a stipatione stipatores appellarunt, Varr. L. L. 7, § 52 Müll.: Alexander Pheraeus praemittebat de stipatoribus suis, qui scrutarentur arculas muliebres, Cic. Off. 2, 7, 25; of a royal train, Hor. S. 1, 3, 138; Sen. Clem. 1, 13, 1; Tac. A. 4, 25; 11, 16; Just. 13, 4 al.: stipatores corporis, Cic. Agr. 2, 13, 32: Venerii, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 26, § 65; cf.: Catilina omnium flagitiorum atque facinorum circum se, tamquam stipatorum, catervas habebat, Sall. C. 14, 1.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin stīpātor From stīpō + -tor.

Quick answers

What does stīpātor mean in Latin?
stīpātor, a noun, means “attendant (of a nobleman); retinue, bodyguard”.
What is the genitive of stīpātor?
The genitive singular is stīpātōris. stīpātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce stīpātor?
In classical Latin, [stiːˈpaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [stiˈpaː.tor].