percussor

Latin

Etymology

From percutiō (“strike or pierce through; shoot”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /perˈkus.sor/

Noun

percussor (genitive percussōris); m, third declension

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

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	percussor	percussōrēs
genitive	percussōris	percussōrum
dative	percussōrī	percussōribus
accusative	percussōrem	percussōrēs
ablative	percussōre	percussōribus
vocative	percussor	percussōrēs

Synonyms

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

Related terms

• percussibilis
• percussiō
• percussiōnālis

• percussūra
• percussus
• percutiō

Descendants

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

References

• percussor in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879