pacificator

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English

Etymology

From Latin pācificātor.

Noun

pacificator (plural pacificators)

  1. A peacemaker, a pacifier.
    • 1905, Rossiter Johnson, The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 8[1]:
      Instead of his services being appreciated, he was accused as a usurper and intruder; he was made responsible for the injuries and prejudices of which his accuser loudly complained; and the founder and pacificator of the Darien was to be prosecuted for the criminal charges brought against him.

Latin

Etymology

From pācificō (I make or negotiate a peace; pacify), from pāx (peace) + faciō (I do, make).

Pronunciation

Noun

pācificātor m (genitive pācificātōris, feminine pācificātrīx); third declension

  1. peacemaker, pacifier, pacificator

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References

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

Romanian

Etymology

From French pacificateur. Equivalent to pacifica +‎ -tor.

Noun

pacificator m (plural pacificatori)

  1. pacifier

Declension