prevaricator

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English

Etymology

From prevaricate +‎ -or or Latin praevaricator: compare French prévaricateur.

Noun

prevaricator (plural prevaricators)

  1. One who prevaricates.
  2. (historical) An orator at the University of Cambridge fulfilling a similar function to the terrae filius at Oxford.

Translations

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

prevāricātor m (genitive prevāricātōris); third declension

  1. Alternative form of praevāricātor

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative prevāricātor prevāricātōrēs
Genitive prevāricātōris prevāricātōrum
Dative prevāricātōrī prevāricātōribus
Accusative prevāricātōrem prevāricātōrēs
Ablative prevāricātōre prevāricātōribus
Vocative prevāricātor prevāricātōrēs

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French prévaricateur or Latin praevaricator.

Adjective

prevaricator m or n (feminine singular prevaricatoare, masculine plural prevaricatori, feminine and neuter plural prevaricatoare)

  1. prevaricating

Declension

Noun

prevaricator m (plural prevaricatori)

  1. prevaricator

Declension