orator
English
Alternative forms
- oratour (obsolete)
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman oratour, from Latin orator.
Noun
orator (plural orators)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
someone who orates or delivers an oration
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a skilled and eloquent public speaker
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Latin
Etymology
From orare.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /oːˈraː.tor/, [oːˈraː.tɔr]
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | ōrātor | ōrātōrēs |
Genitive | ōrātōris | ōrātōrum |
Dative | ōrātōrī | ōrātōribus |
Accusative | ōrātōrem | ōrātōrēs |
Ablative | ōrātōre | ōrātōribus |
Vocative | ōrātor | ōrātōrēs |
References
- orator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- orator in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- orator in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- orator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to sketch the ideal of an orator: imaginem perfecti oratoris adumbrare
- to be considered the foremost orator: primum or principem inter oratores locum obtinere
- to say only a few words: pauca dicere (pauca verba dicere only of the orator)
- to sketch the ideal of an orator: imaginem perfecti oratoris adumbrare
- orator in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- orator in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- orator in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Romanian
Declension
Related terms
- urător
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ǒraːtor/
- Hyphenation: o‧ra‧tor
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