manticulator

Latin

Etymology

From manticulor (“to steal”) +‎ -tor (agent noun suffix), from manticula (“small wallet”), diminutive of mantica.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /man.ti.kuˈlaː.tor/, [män̪t̪ɪkʊˈɫ̪äːt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /man.ti.kuˈla.tor/, [män̪t̪ikuˈläːt̪or]

Noun

manticulātor m (genitive manticulātōris); third declension

1. cutpurse, pickpocket, sharper

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	manticulātor	manticulātōrēs
genitive	manticulātōris	manticulātōrum
dative	manticulātōrī	manticulātōribus
accusative	manticulātōrem	manticulātōrēs
ablative	manticulātōre	manticulātōribus
vocative	manticulātor	manticulātōrēs

Related terms

• manticulārius