"cornutor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cornutors [plural]
Etymology: Related to Latin cornu (“horn”). Compare English horner. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|cornu||horn}} Latin cornu (“horn”), {{cog|en|horner}} English horner Head templates: {{en-noun}} cornutor (plural cornutors)
  1. (obsolete) One who makes another person into a cuckold. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: cuckolder
    Sense id: en-cornutor-en-noun-7bCqvZHL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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