demonstrator

See also: demonstratör

English

Etymology

From demonstrate +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛmənstɹeɪtə(ɹ)/

Noun

demonstrator (plural demonstrators)

1. One who demonstrates anything, or proves beyond doubt.
2. The forefinger.
3. One who takes part in a demonstration; a protester.
4. One who demonstrates products in a retail environment; a merchandiser.
5. An item, particularly a vehicle, used in demonstrations to a customer or user.
   • 2006, Ellie Lewis, Promoting the Health and Well-being of Young People in Supported Housing, page 56:

     Young people have been involved in choosing which resources and educational toys are used to deliver sex and relationship education – including leaflets, videos and condom demonstrators.

6. An assistant to a lecturer.
7. One who teaches anatomy from the dissected parts.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:index finger

Derived terms

• counterdemonstrator
• demonstratorship
• telestrator

 

Translations

forefinger — see forefinger

a person involved in a demonstration

• Armenian: ցուցարար (hy) (cʻucʻarar)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 示威者 (zh) (shìwēizhě), 抗議者／抗议者 (zh) (kàngyìzhě)

• Czech: demonstrant (cs) m
• Dutch: betoger (nl) m
• Finnish: mielenosoittaja (fi)
• French: manifestant (fr) m, manifestante (fr) f
• German: Demonstrant (de) m, Demonstrantin (de) f, Kundgebungsteilnehmer m, Kundgebungsteilnehmerin f
• Greek: διαδηλωτής (el) m (diadilotís)
• Irish: agóideoir m
• Japanese: 示威運動者 (じいうんどうしゃ, jīundōsha), 抗議者 (こうぎしゃ, kōgisha)
• Latin: reclāmitātor m
• Maori: kaiporotēhe
• Polish: demonstrant (pl) m, demonstrantka (pl) f
• Portuguese: manifestante (pt) m or f
• Russian: демонстра́нт (ru) m (demonstránt), демонстра́нтка (ru) f (demonstrántka), манифеста́нт (ru) m (manifestánt), манифеста́нтка (ru) f (manifestántka)
• Spanish: manifestante (es) m
• Swedish: demonstrant (sv) c
• Ukrainian: демонстра́нт m (demonstránt), демонстра́нтка m (demonstrántka), маніфеста́нт m (manifestánt), маніфеста́нтка f (manifestántka)

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /deː.monˈstraː.tor/, [d̪eːmõːˈs̠t̪räːt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /de.monˈstra.tor/, [d̪emonˈst̪räːt̪or]

Etymology 1

dēmōnstrō (“to point out”) +‎ -tor

Noun

dēmōnstrātor m (genitive dēmōnstrātōris); third declension

1. one who, or that which, points out or demonstrates; an indicator, guide

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dēmōnstrātor	dēmōnstrātōrēs
Genitive	dēmōnstrātōris	dēmōnstrātōrum
Dative	dēmōnstrātōrī	dēmōnstrātōribus
Accusative	dēmōnstrātōrem	dēmōnstrātōrēs
Ablative	dēmōnstrātōre	dēmōnstrātōribus
Vocative	dēmōnstrātor	dēmōnstrātōrēs

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

dēmōnstrātor

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

References

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French démonstrateur.

Adjective

demonstrator m or n (feminine singular demonstratoare, masculine plural demonstratori, feminine and neuter plural demonstratoare)

1. demonstrator

Declension

Declension of demonstrator

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	demonstrator		demonstratoare	demonstratori	demonstratoare
	definite	demonstratorul		demonstratoarea	demonstratorii	demonstratoarele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	demonstrator		demonstratoare	demonstratori	demonstratoare
	definite	demonstratorului		demonstratoarei	demonstratorilor	demonstratoarelor

References

• demonstrator in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN