propugnator

English

Etymology

From Latin prōpugnātor.

Noun

propugnator (plural propugnators)

1. (formal) A champion or defender.

Latin

Etymology

From prōpugnō (“fight or contend for”) +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /proː.puɡˈnaː.tor/, [proːpʊŋˈnäːt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pro.puɲˈɲa.tor/, [propuɲˈɲäːt̪or]

Noun

prōpugnātor m (genitive prōpugnātōris); third declension

1. A champion or defender (male).

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	prōpugnātor	prōpugnātōrēs
genitive	prōpugnātōris	prōpugnātōrum
dative	prōpugnātōrī	prōpugnātōribus
accusative	prōpugnātōrem	prōpugnātōrēs
ablative	prōpugnātōre	prōpugnātōribus
vocative	prōpugnātor	prōpugnātōrēs

Related terms

• prōpugnātrīx
• pugnō

References

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