meretor

Latin

Etymology 1

From mereō (“merit, deserve”) +‎ -tor. Literally "he who earns". Masculine form of meretrix.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈme.re.tor/, [ˈmɛrɛt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.re.tor/, [ˈmɛːret̪or]

Noun

meretor m (genitive meretōris, feminine meretrīx); third declension

1. (slang) male prostitute

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	meretor	meretōrēs
genitive	meretōris	meretōrum
dative	meretōrī	meretōribus
accusative	meretōrem	meretōrēs
ablative	meretōre	meretōribus
vocative	meretor	meretōrēs

Etymology 2

Verb

merētor

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