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humiliator

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin humiliātor.[1] By surface analysis, humiliate +‎ -or.

Noun

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humiliator (plural humiliators)

  1. One who humiliates.
    • 1941 December 22, “Yamamoto v. the Dragon”, in Time:
      Togo. Japan's greatest previous naval hero, victor of Tsushima, humiliator of the Russians.
    • 2000 April 3, Kenneth L. Fisher, “Break Their Crystal Balls”, in Forbes:
      The market is the Great Humiliator.

References

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

Latin

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Verb

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humiliātor

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