English

Noun

designator ‎(plural designators)

1. A person who, or term that, designates
2. (historical, Roman antiquity) An officer who assigned to each his rank and place in public shows and ceremonies.

Latin

Verb

dēsignātor

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

References

• designator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• designator in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “designator”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• designator in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• designator in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin