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English
Etymology
From contemplate + -or.
Noun
contemplator (plural contemplators)
- One who contemplates.
Derived terms
Latin
Etymology
From contemplor (“observe, note”) + -tor.
Pronunciation
Noun
contemplātor m (genitive contemplātōris, feminine contemplātrīx); third declension
- observer, surveyor
- (rare) contemplator
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Verb
contemplātor
- second/third-person singular future active imperative of contemplor
References
- “contemplator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “contemplator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- contemplator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- contemplator in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French contemplateur. By surface analysis, contempla + -tor.
Noun
contemplator m (plural contemplatori, feminine equivalent contemplatoare)
- contemplator
Declension