susceptor

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin. See susceptible.

Noun

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susceptor (plural susceptors)

  1. One who undertakes anything; specifically, a godfather; a sponsor; a guardian.
    • 1641, John Evelyn, The Diary of John Evelyn, Vol. 1, Macmillan and Co., published 1906, page 5:
      I had given me the name of my grandfather, my mother's father, who, together with a sister of Sir Thomas Evelyn of Long-Ditton, and Mr. Comber, a near relation of my mother, were my susceptors.
    • 1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; [], London: [] Iohn Williams [], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI):
      such susceptors were thought to put an obligation on the credits
  2. A material used for its ability to absorb electromagnetic energy and convert it to heat, used in industrial heating and cooking.

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Anagrams

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Latin

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Noun

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susceptor m (genitive susceptōris); third declension

  1. undertaker (person who undertakes to do something), contractor
  2. receiver or collector of taxes

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

References

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  • susceptor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • susceptor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • susceptor in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016