"cantator" meaning in Latin

See cantator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: cantātor [canonical, masculine], cantātōris [genitive], cantātrīx [feminine]
Etymology: From cantō + -tor. Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|cantō|tor}} cantō + -tor Head templates: {{la-noun|cantātor<3>|f=cantātrīx}} cantātor m (genitive cantātōris, feminine cantātrīx); third declension
  1. singer (male) Tags: declension-3 Synonyms: cantor
    Sense id: en-cantator-la-noun-2MxKKarq Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -tor, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 53 47 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tor: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 37 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 45 9
  2. player (male) Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-cantator-la-noun-S4DyDjpL Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -tor, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 53 47 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tor: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 37 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 45 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: cantātor [canonical]
Etymology: From cantō Head templates: {{head|la|verb form|head=cantātor}} cantātor
  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of cantō Tags: form-of, future, imperative, passive, second-person, singular, third-person Form of: cantō
    Sense id: en-cantator-la-verb-4ON3mEi8 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 20 8 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 37 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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