ratiocinator

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English

Etymology

From ratiocinate +‎ -or.

Noun

ratiocinator (plural ratiocinators)

  1. One who ratiocinates; a reasoner.
    • 2021 August 21, Steven Poole, “Can ‘smart thinking’ books really give you the edge?”, in The Guardian:
      Hence the rise in publishing of the “smart thinking” book, an elevated species of self-help for the aspiring ratiocinator.

Latin

Etymology

From ratiōcinor (I reckon) +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation

Noun

ratiōcinātor m (genitive ratiōcinātōris, feminine ratiōcinātrīx); third declension

  1. accountant, bookkeeper
    Ratiōcinātor pecūniam numerat[1]
    The accountant counts money

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative ratiōcinātor ratiōcinātōrēs
genitive ratiōcinātōris ratiōcinātōrum
dative ratiōcinātōrī ratiōcinātōribus
accusative ratiōcinātōrem ratiōcinātōrēs
ablative ratiōcinātōre ratiōcinātōribus
vocative ratiōcinātor ratiōcinātōrēs

Verb

ratiōcinātor

  1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of ratiōcinor

References

  • ratiocinator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ratiocinator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ratiocinator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  1. ^ Duolingo, 2019 November 21