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

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

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.