"orator" meaning in Latin

See orator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [oːˈraː.tɔr] [Classical-Latin], [oˈraː.tor] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin ōrō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin ōrātor From ōrō + -tor. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|ōrō|-tor|text=+|title=ōrātor|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin ōrō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin ōrātor [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|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_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ōrātor", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="ōrātor"> From ōrō + -tor. Head templates: {{la-noun|ōrātor<3>|f=ōrātrīx}} ōrātor m (genitive ōrātōris, feminine ōrātrīx); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|ōrātor<3>}} Forms: ōrātor [canonical, masculine], ōrātōris [genitive], ōrātrīx [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], ōrātor [nominative, singular], ōrātōrēs [nominative, plural], ōrātōris [genitive, singular], ōrātōrum [genitive, plural], ōrātōrī [dative, singular], ōrātōribus [dative, plural], ōrātōrem [accusative, singular], ōrātōrēs [accusative, plural], ōrātōre [ablative, singular], ōrātōribus [ablative, plural], ōrātor [singular, vocative], ōrātōrēs [plural, vocative]
  1. An orator, speaker. Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-orator-la-noun-m22Uve4q
  2. A spokesman, spokesperson. Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-orator-la-noun-Q33OFu0-
  3. An ambassador (one entrusted with an oral message) Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-orator-la-noun-y5ERPyad Categories (other): Latin entries referencing missing etymons, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -tor, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Rhetoric Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing missing etymons: 13 13 75 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 11 11 77 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 13 13 74 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 14 14 73 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 7 7 87 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 30 30 39 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tor: 18 18 63 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 12 12 76 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 13 13 75 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 12 12 76 Disambiguation of Rhetoric: 28 28 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0
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      "ipa": "[oːˈraː.tɔr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[oˈraː.tor]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "orator"
}

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