"deductor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: deductors [plural]
Etymology: From deduct + -or under influence from Latin dēductor. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|deduct|or}} deduct + -or, {{der|en|la|dēductor}} Latin dēductor Head templates: {{en-noun}} deductor (plural deductors)
  1. One who deducts something, particularly one who deducts tax from wages or deducts certain expenditures from payment of tax. Related terms: deductee
    Sense id: en-deductor-en-noun-h7VdeVwi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Ancient Rome, Taxation Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 35 20 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 34 39 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 44 18 8 15 3 4 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 17 8 15 3 4 8 Disambiguation of Ancient Rome: 48 51 1 Disambiguation of Taxation: 72 14 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: deductors [plural]
Etymology: From Latin dēductor (“guide; founder”). See deduce. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|dēductor||guide; founder}} Latin dēductor (“guide; founder”), {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} deductor (plural deductors)
  1. (historical) The formal patron of a Roman colony. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-deductor-en-noun-UE31YdzS Categories (other): English undefined derivations, Ancient Rome Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 34 39 27 Disambiguation of Ancient Rome: 48 51 1
  2. Synonym of pilot whale. Synonyms: pilot whale [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-deductor-en-noun-ThkPTWZh Categories (other): English undefined derivations, Whales Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 34 39 27 Disambiguation of Whales: 17 20 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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