delator

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English delatoures pl, from Latin dēlātor.

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Noun

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delator (plural delators)

  1. An accuser; an informer.

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Interlingua

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Noun

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delator (plural delatores)

  1. informer

Latin

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Etymology

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From dēlātus (perfect participle of dēferō) +‎ -tor (-er, agent noun suffix).

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Noun

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dēlātor m (genitive dēlātōris, feminine dēlātrīx); third declension

  1. (post-Augustan) accuser, informer, informant, denouncer

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dēlātor dēlātōrēs
Genitive dēlātōris dēlātōrum
Dative dēlātōrī dēlātōribus
Accusative dēlātōrem dēlātōrēs
Ablative dēlātōre dēlātōribus
Vocative dēlātor dēlātōrēs
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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin dēlātōrem (informer, denouncer).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ
  • Hyphenation: de‧la‧tor

Noun

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delator m (plural delatores, feminine delatora, feminine plural delatoras)

  1. informant; whistle-blower

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French délateur.

Noun

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delator m (plural delatori)

  1. informer

Declension

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin dēlātōrem (informer, denouncer).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /delaˈtoɾ/ [d̪e.laˈt̪oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧la‧tor

Adjective

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delator (feminine delatora, masculine plural delatores, feminine plural delatoras)

  1. telltale
    Synonym: chivato
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Noun

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delator m (plural delatores, feminine delatora, feminine plural delatoras)

  1. informer
    Synonym: informante
  2. betrayer, accuser
    Synonyms: acusador, traidor

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