decisor

English

Etymology

From Latin dēcīsor, from dēcīdō (past participial stem dēcīs-) + -or.^[1]

Noun

decisor (plural decisors)

1. (Judaism) A rabbi who decides matters in Jewish religious law.
2. (obsolete) A person who resolves or settles matters or controversies; a decider, judge, or arbiter.

Translations

Judaism: one who decides matters in Jewish law

Hebrew: פּוֹסֵק m (posék) Yiddish: פּוסק m (poysek)

References

1. “decisor”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• ceroids, coreids, discoer

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin dēcīsus (“decided”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.siˈzoʁ/ [de.siˈzoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.siˈzoʁ/ [de.siˈzoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /de.siˈzoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /de.siˈzoʁ/ [de.siˈzoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.siˈzoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.siˈzoɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.siˈzoɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.siˈzo.ɾi/

Noun

decisor m (plural decisores, feminine decisora, feminine plural decisoras)

1. decider (someone who decides)

Adjective

decisor (feminine decisora, masculine plural decisores, feminine plural decisoras)

1. who decides

Related terms

• decidido
• decidir
• decisão
• decisivo
• decisório

Spanish

Adjective

decisor (feminine decisora, masculine plural decisores, feminine plural decisoras)

1. deciding; decisive

Noun

decisor m (plural decisores)

1. decider

Further reading

• “decisor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16