fornicator

English

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Alternative forms

• fornicatour (obsolete)

Etymology

fornicate +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /fɔː(r).nɪ.keɪ.tə(r)/

Noun

fornicator (plural fornicators)

1. (pejorative) An unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse, especially when considered to be of an illicit or illegal nature.
   • 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), 1 Corinthians 6:9–10

     Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

   • (Can we date this quote?) Qu’ran 24:2, M.H. Shakir translation.

     (As for) the fornicatress and the fornicator, flog each of them, (giving) a hundred stripes, and let not pity for them detain you in the matter of obedience to Allah, if you believe in Allah and the last day, and let a party of believers witness their chastisement.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:libertine

Related terms

• fornacatrix, fornacatrices f (very rare)
• fornicatress, fornicatresses f (very rare)

Translations

unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse

• Dutch: ontuchtige (nl) c

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Latin

Etymology

Derived from fornicārī/fornicor (“to fornicate”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /for.niˈkaː.tor/

Noun

fornicātor m (genitive fornicātoris); third declension

1. fornicator (male)

Inflection

Third declension.

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	fornicātor	fornicātorēs
genitive	fornicātoris	fornicātorum
dative	fornicātorī	fornicātoribus
accusative	fornicātorem	fornicātorēs
ablative	fornicātore	fornicātoribus
vocative	fornicātor	fornicātorēs

Related terms

• fornicatrix

Descendants

• Italian: fornicatore