explorator
English
Etymology
From Latin explōrātor.
Noun
explorator (plural explorators)
- (dated) One who explores; one who examines closely; a searcher.
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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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 explorator in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Latin
Etymology
From explōrāre (to investigate) + -or (agentive suffix)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ek.sploːˈraː.tor/, [ɛk.spɫoːˈraː.tɔr]
Noun
explōrātor m (genitive explōrātōris); third declension
- a scout
- a spy
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | explōrātor | explōrātōrēs |
| Genitive | explōrātōris | explōrātōrum |
| Dative | explōrātōrī | explōrātōribus |
| Accusative | explōrātōrem | explōrātōrēs |
| Ablative | explōrātōre | explōrātōribus |
| Vocative | explōrātor | explōrātōrēs |
Descendants
- Catalan: explorador
- → English: explorator
- Galician: explorador
- Portuguese: explorador
- Spanish: explorador
References
- explorator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- explorator in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- explorator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette