violator

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle English violator, from Latin violātor.[1] By surface analysis, violate +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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violator (plural violators)

  1. One who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender
    1. (literary, euphemistic) One who violates another person's body as through forced sexual activity
  2. In the publishing and packaging industries, a visual element that intentionally "violates" the underlying design, such as a starburst, color bar or "splat" on a product package or magazine cover intended to attract special attention.

Translations

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References

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  1. ^ violator, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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violō +‎ -tor

Noun

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violātor m (genitive violātōris); third declension

  1. injurer, profaner, violator
Declension
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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative violātor violātōrēs
Genitive violātōris violātōrum
Dative violātōrī violātōribus
Accusative violātōrem violātōrēs
Ablative violātōre violātōribus
Vocative violātor violātōrēs
Descendants
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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violātor

  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of violō

References

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  • violator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • violator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • violator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French violateur.

Noun

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violator m (plural violatori)

  1. rapist
  2. violator

Declension

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