Latin

Noun

percussor m ‎(genitive percussōris); third declension

1. A stabber, striker, shooter.
2. A murderer, assassin, bandit; executioner.

Inflection

Third declension.

Synonyms

• (murderer): carnifex, homicīda, interfector, mactātor, sīcārius

Related terms

Descendants

• Catalan: percussor
• Portuguese: percussor
• Spanish: percocero, percusor

References

• percussor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• percussor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “percussor”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Portuguese

Noun

percussor m (plural percussores, feminine percussora, feminine plural percussoras)

1. hammer (part of a firearm)
2. anything or anyone who percusses

Adjective

percussor m ‎(feminine singular percussora, masculine plural percussores, feminine plural percussoras, comparable)

1. which or who percusses

Related terms

• percussão
• percutir