"exactor" meaning in English

See exactor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɪɡˈzæktɚ/ [General-American], /ɪɡˈzæktə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: exactors [plural]
Rhymes: -æktə(ɹ) Etymology: Etymology tree English exact Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -torlbor. English -or English exactor From exact + -or. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|exact|-or<id:-ator>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English exact Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -torlbor. English -or English exactor [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-eor", "status" : "missing", "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" : [ { "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" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-tor", "status" : "ok", "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" : "exactor", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="exactor"> From exact + -or., {{ety|en|:af|exact|-or<id:-ator>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English exact Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English exactor From exact + -or. Head templates: {{en-noun}} exactor (plural exactors)
  1. A person who makes illegal or unreasonable demands; an extortioner.
    Sense id: en-exactor-en-noun-lnLs3vTo Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or (-ator), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, People Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 69 31 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 78 22 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or (-ator): 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 47 9 3 3 4 30 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 44 8 3 3 4 33 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 5 2 2 3 42 3 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 50 11 2 4 3 21 9 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 60 6 2 2 3 24 2 Disambiguation of People: 47 53
  2. A person who collects taxes.
    Sense id: en-exactor-en-noun-Vvz2nx~p Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: exactress

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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