opinator

English

Etymology

From Latin opīnātor, from opīnor (“to opine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɒpɪneɪtə(ɹ)/

Noun

opinator (plural opinators)

1. (obsolete) An opinionated person, or someone who holds an opinion.

   Synonym: opiner

   • a. 1680, Joseph Glanvill, Of Catholick Charity (a sermon)

     it is that fond Opinators invest their beloved Congregation , with all the glorious Priviledges, and Titles, making Angels of their own men

References

• “opinator”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• pinatoro, tropaion, antipoor, poration, opration

Latin

Verb

opīnātor

1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of opīnor

References

• “opinator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “opinator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• opinator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• opinator in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016