delator

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English

Etymology

From Middle English delatoures pl, from Latin dēlātor.

Pronunciation

Noun

delator (plural delators)

  1. An accuser; an informer.

Anagrams

Interlingua

Noun

delator (plural delatores)

  1. informer

Latin

Etymology

From dēlātus (perfect participle of dēferō) +‎ -tor (“-er”, agent noun suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

dēlātor m (genitive dēlātōris, feminine dēlātrīx); third declension

  1. (post-Augustan) accuser, informer, informant, denouncer

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative dēlātor dēlātōrēs
genitive dēlātōris dēlātōrum
dative dēlātōrī dēlātōribus
accusative dēlātōrem dēlātōrēs
ablative dēlātōre dēlātōribus
vocative dēlātor dēlātōrēs

Descendants

References

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dēlātōrem (“informer, denouncer”).

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ
  • Hyphenation: de‧la‧tor

Noun

delator m (plural delatores, feminine delatora, feminine plural delatoras)

  1. informant; whistle-blower

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French délateur.

Noun

delator m (plural delatori)

  1. informer

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative delator delatorul delatori delatorii
genitive-dative delator delatorului delatori delatorilor
vocative delatorule delatorilor

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dēlātōrem (“informer, denouncer”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /delaˈtoɾ/
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧la‧tor

Adjective

delator (feminine delatora, masculine plural delatores, feminine plural delatoras)

  1. telltale
    Synonym: chivato

Noun

delator m (plural delatores, feminine delatora, feminine plural delatoras)

  1. informer
    Synonym: informante
  2. betrayer, accuser
    Synonyms: acusador, traidor

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