interceptor

English

Etymology

From intercept +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

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Noun

interceptor (plural interceptors)

1. Anything that intercepts something else.
2. A combat aircraft designed to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft before they can attack.
3. A guided missile designed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles.
4. (architecture, engineering) A device to trap, remove, or separate hazardous or undesirable matter (such as oil or sand) from normal waste conveyed through it, permitting normal sewage or liquid wastes to discharge into the disposal terminal by gravity.
5. (computing, programming) A hook routine that intercepts normal program flow to carry out a task.
6. A sewer that intercepts sewerage destined for an outfall (e.g. into a river) and redirects it to a treatment plant.

Translations

anything that intercepts something else

• Greek: αναχαιτιστής m (anachaitistís), αναχαιτίστρια f (anachaitístria)

combat aircraft designed for interception

• German: Abfangjäger (de)
• Japanese: 要撃機 (yōgekiki)
• Portuguese: interceptador m, interceptor m, intercetor m
• Russian: перехватчик (ru) m (perexvatčik)
• Swedish: luftförsvarsflygplan (sv), luftförsvarsjaktflygplan (sv)

Latin

Etymology

interceptus, perfect passive participle of intercipiō (“to intercept, cut off”) +‎ -tor

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /in.terˈkep.tor/, [ɪn̪t̪ɛrˈkɛpt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.terˈt͡ʃep.tor/, [in̪t̪erˈt͡ʃɛpt̪or]

Noun

interceptor m (genitive interceptōris); third declension

1. interceptor, usurper, embezzler

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	interceptor	interceptōrēs
genitive	interceptōris	interceptōrum
dative	interceptōrī	interceptōribus
accusative	interceptōrem	interceptōrēs
ablative	interceptōre	interceptōribus
vocative	interceptor	interceptōrēs

References

• “interceptor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “interceptor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French intercepteur.

Noun

interceptor n (plural interceptoare)

1. interceptor

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	interceptor	interceptorul		interceptoare	interceptoarele
genitive-dative	interceptor	interceptorului		interceptoare	interceptoarelor
vocative	interceptorule			interceptoarelor

Spanish

Adjective

interceptor (feminine interceptora, masculine plural interceptores, feminine plural interceptoras)

1. that intercepts

Noun

interceptor m (plural interceptores, feminine interceptora, feminine plural interceptoras)

1. interceptor

Further reading

• “interceptor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10