carptor

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Latin

Etymology

From carpō +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation

Noun

carptor m (genitive carptōris); third declension

  1. a carver of food
  2. a criticizer

Declension

Third-declension noun.

References

  • carptor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • carptor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers