deductor
English
Etymology 1
deduct + -or
Noun
deductor (plural deductors)
- One who deducts tax.
Related terms
- deductee
Etymology 2
From Latin dēductor (“a guide”). See deduce.
Noun
deductor (plural deductors)
- The pilot whale or blackfish.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for deductor in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Latin
Etymology
From dēdūcō (“escort, accompany”) + -tor.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deːˈduk.tor/
Noun
dēductor m (genitive dēductōris); third declension
- a guide, teacher
- (usually for a candidate for office) an attendant, escort
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dēductor | dēductōrēs |
| Genitive | dēductōris | dēductōrum |
| Dative | dēductōrī | dēductōribus |
| Accusative | dēductōrem | dēductōrēs |
| Ablative | dēductōre | dēductōribus |
| Vocative | dēductor | dēductōrēs |
Related terms
- dēdūcō
References
- deductor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- deductor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette