"institutor" meaning in English

See institutor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: institutors [plural], institutour [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: From Latin īnstitūtor. Compare French instituteur. By surface analysis, institute + -or. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|īnstitūtor}} Latin īnstitūtor, {{cog|fr|instituteur}} French instituteur, {{surf|en|institute|-or}} By surface analysis, institute + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} institutor (plural institutors)
  1. One who institutes something.
    Sense id: en-institutor-en-noun-TySK-LBY
  2. (obsolete) One who educates; an instructor. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-institutor-en-noun-CiJDeveV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 49 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 26 44 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 26 50 11 10 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 52 6 6 2
  3. (obsolete) A presbyter appointed by the bishop to institute a rector or assistant minister over a parish church. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-institutor-en-noun-3F4AqF50

Inflected forms

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