locator

English

Etymology

locate +‎ -or

Noun

locator (plural locators)

  1. One who, or that which, locates.
    I found the opening times for my local branch using the Web site's store locator.
  2. (US) One who locates, or is entitled to locate, land or a mining claim.
  3. (travel industry) The unique alphanumeric reference given to each travel booking.

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Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /loˈkaː.tor/, [ɫɔˈkaː.tɔr]

Noun

locātor m (genitive locātōris); third declension

  1. letter, lessor (person who lets or hires)
  2. contractor

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative locātor locātōrēs
genitive locātōris locātōrum
dative locātōrī locātōribus
accusative locātōrem locātōrēs
ablative locātōre locātōribus
vocative locātor locātōrēs

Verb

locātor

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

References

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