"plauditor" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈplɔːdɪtə/ [UK], /ˈplɔdətɚ/ [US], /ˈplɑdətɚ/ [US, cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-plauditor.wav Forms: plauditors [plural]
Etymology: From plaudit + -or; perhaps with -or rather than -er due to an erroneous derivation of plaudit from a (nonexistent) Latin perfect passive participle *plauditus. Compare rare French plauditeur (“plauditor”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|plaudit|or}} plaudit + -or, {{cog|fr|plauditeur|t=plauditor}} French plauditeur (“plauditor”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} plauditor (plural plauditors)
  1. (rare) An individual who grants applause or praise. Tags: rare

Inflected forms

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