castor

See also Castor

English

Etymology 1

From Latin castor (“beaver”).

Alternative forms

• caster

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːstə(r)
• Homophone: caster

Noun

castor (plural castors)

1. A pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture to allow it to be moved.
2. A hat made from the fur of the beaver.
3. A caster; a container with perforated cap for sprinkling (e.g. pepper-castor).

Translations

a pivoting roller — see caster

hat

• Bulgarian: боброва шапка (bg) (bobróva šápka) f
• Finnish: majavahattu (fi)

• Russian: бобровая шапка (ru) (bobróvaja šápka) f

container for sprinkling — see caster

Derived terms

• castor sugar

See also

• castor bean
• castor oil

Etymology 2

Named from Greek mythology; see Castor and Pollux. The name pollux was given to another mineral with which it was always found.

Noun

castor (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A variety of petalite found in Elba.

Synonyms

• castorite

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

Anagrams

• acrost, actors, co-star, costar, Croats, scrota

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin castor.

Noun

castor m (plural castors)

1. beaver

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French

castor

Etymology

From Latin castor (“beaver”).

Pronunciation

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• Homophone: castors

Noun

castor m (plural castors)

1. beaver (aquatic mammal)

Synonyms

• (beaver): bièvre

Anagrams

• scorât

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin castor (“beaver”).

Noun

castor m (plural castores)

1. beaver

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Jèrriais

Etymology

From French castor, from Latin castor (“beaver”).

Noun

castor m (plural castors)

1. beaver

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάστωρ, probably a foreign loan-word. See also Sanskrit कस्तूरी (“musk”)

Noun

castor (genitive castoris); m, third declension

1. beaver

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	castor	castorēs
genitive	castoris	castorum
dative	castorī	castoribus
accusative	castorem	castorēs
ablative	castore	castoribus
vocative	castor	castorēs

Descendants

Catalan: castor English: castor French: castor Galician: castor

Italian: castoro Portuguese: castor Romanian: castor Spanish: castor

See also

• Castor

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin castor (“beaver”).

Noun

castor m (plural castores)

1. beaver

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Romanian

castor

Noun

castor

1. beaver (aquatic mammal)

This Romanian entry was created from the translations listed at beaver. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see castor in the Romanian Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) August 2009

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin castor (“beaver”).

Noun

castor m (plural castores)

1. beaver