noun · masculinethird declension
vitilītigātor
vitilītigātor m (genitive vitilītigātōris)
Classical[wɪ.tɪ.liː.tɪˈɡaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[vi.ti.li.tiˈɡaː.tor]
Meaning
- A captious critic or detractor.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vitilītigātor | vitilītigātōrēs |
| genitive | vitilītigātōris | vitilītigātōrum |
| dative | vitilītigātōrī | vitilītigātōribus |
| accusative | vitilītigātōrem | vitilītigātōrēs |
| ablative | vitilītigātōre | vitilītigātōribus |
| vocative | vitilītigātor | vitilītigātōrēs |
vĭtĭlītĭgātor, ōris, m. vitium-litigator; cf. vitilena,
I. a brawler, wrangler, Cato ap. Plin. praef. § 32; cf. vitilitigo.
Origins
Coined by Cato the Elder to describe his detractors (as attested by Pliny), from a compound of vitium (“fault, vice”) + lītigātor (“disputant, litigant”).