decimator

English

Etymology

decimate +‎ -or

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛsɪˌmeɪtə(ɹ)/

Noun

decimator (plural decimators)

1. One who decimates, particularly:
   1. A devastator or destroyer.
   2. A collector or receiver of tithes.

Synonyms

• (one who devastates): See destroyer
• (one who collects tithes): See tithe proctor

Anagrams

• medicator, mercadito

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) decimātor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of decimō
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of decimō

References

• decimator in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)