insidiator
English
Etymology
From Latin īnsidiātor.
Noun
insidiator (plural insidiators)
- (obsolete) Someone who lies in ambush, or plots
- a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number). On the King's Happy Return”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:
- many both open enemies and close insidiators; from whose force or treachery no human providence can sufficiently guard them
References
- “insidiator”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- OED2, 1989
Latin
Etymology 1
Noun
īnsidiātor m (genitive īnsidiātōris); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | īnsidiātor | īnsidiātōrēs |
| genitive | īnsidiātōris | īnsidiātōrum |
| dative | īnsidiātōrī | īnsidiātōribus |
| accusative | īnsidiātōrem | īnsidiātōrēs |
| ablative | īnsidiātōre | īnsidiātōribus |
| vocative | īnsidiātor | īnsidiātōrēs |
Descendants
- Italian: insidiatore
- Portuguese: insidiador
- Spanish: insidiador
Etymology 2
Verb
īnsidiātor
- second/third-person singular future passive imperative of īnsidiō
References
- “insidiator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “insidiator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- insidiator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.