rubricator

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English

Etymology

From rubricate +‎ -or.

Noun

rubricator (plural rubricators)

  1. (historical) The person who wrote the red titles and headings in a manuscript.
    • 2004, 15th Century Studies - Volume 29, page 216:
      Bollstatter often functioned as the initialer and rubricator of his own manuscripts (that is, he not only determined the selection and execution of the texts, he also participated in making visible the manuscript's interior textual hierarchy).

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌry.briˈkaː.tɔr/
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  • Hyphenation: ru‧bri‧ca‧tor
  • Rhymes: -aːtɔr

Noun

rubricator m (plural rubricatoren or rubricators)

  1. (historical) rubricator (scribe who added texts and markings in red and sometimes another colour in manuscripts)

Latin

Verb

rubrīcātor

  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of rubrīcō