"gubernator" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gubernators [plural]
Etymology: * From Latin gubernātor (“governor”), from gubernō (“to govern”) + -tor, thus a doublet of governor. * Alternatively a back-formation from gubernatorial, from same Latin source. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|gubernātor|t=governor}} Latin gubernātor (“governor”), {{suffix|la|gubernō|tor|nocat=1|t1=to govern}} gubernō (“to govern”) + -tor, {{doublet|en|governor|nocap=1}} doublet of governor, {{bf|en|gubernatorial|nocap=1}} back-formation from gubernatorial Head templates: {{en-noun}} gubernator (plural gubernators)
  1. Leader.
    Sense id: en-gubernator-en-noun-4TJZhuBt
  2. (now humorous) Governor. Tags: humorous Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-gubernator-en-noun-v84JeTqv Disambiguation of People: 12 88 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 14 74 3 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 82 2 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: gubernatorial

Inflected forms

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