inspirator

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English

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Etymology

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From Late Latin, from inspirare (to inspire) (from in- + spirare (to breathe)) +‎ -tor.

Noun

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inspirator (plural inspirators)

  1. An inspirer; one who inspires.
  2. An inhaler; one who inhales.
  3. A kind of injector for forcing water by steam.
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Translations

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Late Latin, from inspirare (to inspire), + -tor. Cognate with, and possibly derived via, English inspirator or German Inspirator. Equivalent to inspireren +‎ -ator.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɪn.spiˈraː.tɔr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: in‧spi‧ra‧tor
  • Rhymes: -aːtɔr

Noun

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inspirator m (plural inspiratoren or inspirators, diminutive inspiratortje n)

  1. an inspirer, inspirator, one that gives (creative) inspiration

Synonyms

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Latin

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Verb

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īnspīrātor

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

References

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  • inspirator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • inspirator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French inspirateur.

Noun

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inspirator m (plural inspiratori)

  1. inspirer

Declension

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