propugnator

English

Etymology

Latin prōpugnātor

Noun

propugnator (plural propugnators)

1. (formal) A champion or defender.

Latin

Etymology

From prōpugnō (“fight or contend for”) +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /proː.puɡˈnaː.tor/, [proːpʊŋˈnäːt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pro.puɲˈɲa.tor/, [propuɲˈɲäːt̪or]

Noun

prōpugnātor m (genitive prōpugnātōris); third declension

1. A champion or defender (male).

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	prōpugnātor	prōpugnātōrēs
Genitive	prōpugnātōris	prōpugnātōrum
Dative	prōpugnātōrī	prōpugnātōribus
Accusative	prōpugnātōrem	prōpugnātōrēs
Ablative	prōpugnātōre	prōpugnātōribus
Vocative	prōpugnātor	prōpugnātōrēs

Related terms

• prōpugnātrīx
• pugnō

References

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