English edit

Etymology edit

From Middle English delatoures pl, from Latin dēlātor.

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Noun edit

delator (plural delators)

  1. An accuser; an informer.

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Interlingua edit

Noun edit

delator (plural delatores)

  1. informer

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From dēlātus (perfect participle of dēferō) +‎ -tor (-er, agent noun suffix).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

dēlātor m (genitive dēlātōris, feminine dēlātrīx); third declension

  1. (post-Classical Latin) accuser, informer, informant, denouncer

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dēlātor dēlātōrēs
Genitive dēlātōris dēlātōrum
Dative dēlātōrī dēlātōribus
Accusative dēlātōrem dēlātōrēs
Ablative dēlātōre dēlātōribus
Vocative dēlātor dēlātōrēs

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Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin dēlātōrem (informer, denouncer).

Pronunciation edit

 
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ
  • Hyphenation: de‧la‧tor

Noun edit

delator m (plural delatores, feminine delatora, feminine plural delatoras)

  1. informant; whistle-blower

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French délateur.

Noun edit

delator m (plural delatori)

  1. informer

Declension edit

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From Latin dēlātōrem (informer, denouncer).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /delaˈtoɾ/ [d̪e.laˈt̪oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧la‧tor

Adjective edit

delator (feminine delatora, masculine plural delatores, feminine plural delatoras)

  1. telltale
    Synonym: chivato

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Noun edit

delator m (plural delatores, feminine delatora, feminine plural delatoras)

  1. informer
    Synonym: informante
  2. betrayer, accuser
    Synonyms: acusador, traidor

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