"abdicator" meaning in English

See abdicator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈæb.dɪˌkeɪ.tɚ/ [US], /ˈæb.dəˌkeɪ.tɚ/ [US] (note: weak vowel merger) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abdicator.wav [Southern-England] Forms: abdicators [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin abdicō Latin abdicātusbor. English abdicate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English abdicator From abdicate + -or. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|abdicate|-or&lt;id:agent noun&gt;|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin abdicō Latin abdicātusbor. English abdicate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English abdicator [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "abdicō", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "abdicātus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "abdicate", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tōr", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-tōr", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-tor", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ātor", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-eor", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-our", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" }, { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "status" : { "1" : "la", "2" : ":inh", "3" : "itc-pro:*-tōr<id:agent nouns>", "id" : "agent nouns" }, "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-tor", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-or", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "abdicator", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="abdicator"> From abdicate + -or. Head templates: {{en-noun}} abdicator (plural abdicators)
  1. (obsolete) A person supporting the abdication of another. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-abdicator-en-noun-leR1D6hi Categories (other): Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 53 47
  2. One who abdicates. Translations (one who abdicates): abdicador [masculine] (Portuguese), abdicante [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), abdìkant [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
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Inflected forms

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