irrigator

English

Etymology

irrigate +‎ -or

Noun

irrigator (plural irrigators)

  1. One who, or that which, irrigates.
  2. A device for cleansing a wound with water.

Latin

Verb

irrigātor

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

References
  • irrigator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • irrigator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • irrigator in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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