See also: coöperator

English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

co- +‎ operator

Noun edit

cooperator (plural cooperators)

  1. One who cooperates; an associate.

References edit

  • "cooperator" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From cooperor +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

cooperātor m (genitive cooperātōris); third declension

  1. joint-labourer, coworker
    • c. 731 CE, Bede, Historia ecclesiastica 4.1:
      Hunc offerens Hadrianus pontifici, ut episcopus ordinaretur, obtinuit; his tamen condicionibus interpositis, ut ipse eum perduceret Brittaniam, eo quod iam bis partes Galliarum diuersis ex causis adisset, et ob id maiorem huius itineris peragendi notitiam haberet, sufficiensque esset in possessione hominum propriorum; et ut ei doctrinae cooperator existens diligenter adtenderet, ne quid ille contrarium ueritati fidei, Grecorum more, in ecclesiam, cui praeesset, introduceret.
      Hadrian offered him to the pope to be ordained bishop, and prevailed; but upon these conditions, that he should conduct him into Britain, because he had already travelled through France twice upon several occasions, and was, therefore, better acquainted with the way, and was, moreover, sufficiently provided with men of his own; as also that being his fellow labourer in doctrine, he might take special care that Theodore should not, according to the custom of the Greeks, introduce anything contrary to the true faith into the church where he presided.

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cooperātor cooperātōrēs
Genitive cooperātōris cooperātōrum
Dative cooperātōrī cooperātōribus
Accusative cooperātōrem cooperātōrēs
Ablative cooperātōre cooperātōribus
Vocative cooperātor cooperātōrēs

Descendants edit

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Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French coopérateur. Equivalent to coopera +‎ -tor.

Noun edit

cooperator m (plural cooperatori)

  1. cooperator

Declension edit