English

Noun

pacificator ‎(plural pacificators)

1. A peacemaker, a pacifier.
   • 1905, Rossiter Johnson, The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 8:

     Instead of his services being appreciated, he was accused as a usurper and intruder; he was made responsible for the injuries and prejudices of which his accuser loudly complained; and the founder and pacificator of the Darien was to be prosecuted for the criminal charges brought against him.

Latin

Etymology

From pacificō ‎(“I make or negotiate a peace; pacify”), from pāx ‎(“peace”) + faciō ‎(“I do, make”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /paː.ki.fiˈkaː.tor/

Noun

pācificātor m ‎(genitive pācificātōris); third declension

1. A peacemaker, pacifier, pacificator.

Inflection

Third declension.

Synonyms

• (pacifier): pācātor

Derived terms

• pācificātōrius

Related terms

Descendants

• Catalan: pacificador
• French: pacificateur
• Portuguese: pacificador
• Spanish: pacificador

References

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