English

Suffix

-ator

1. used to form agent nouns, usually from verbs that have the ending -ate

Derived terms

• -atory

Related terms

• -ate
• -ation
• abbreviator
• abrogator
• administrator
• annihilator
• communicator
• corroborator
• curator
• demonstrator
• emancipator
• equivocator
• inaugurator
• incubator
• innovator
• interrogator
• orator
• procurator
• renovator
• respirator
• reverberator
• spectator
• ventilator
• vibrator

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Latin -tor.

Suffix

-ator

1. used to form agent nouns, usually from verbs that have the ending -eren

Derived terms

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.tor/, [ˈaː.tɔr]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.tor/, [ˈaː.tor]

Etymology 1

Derived from -ā- ‎(1st conjugation stem vowel) +‎ -tor ‎(“-er”, agent noun suffix).

Suffix

-ātor

1. Enlarged form of -tor, used to form agent nouns; -ator, -er

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ātor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of -ō
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of -ō

Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-ator ‎(Cyrillic spelling -атор)

1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession or a performer, used chiefly for words of Latin origin.

See also

• -or