introductor

English

Etymology

From Latin introductor.

Noun

introductor (plural introductors)

1. (obsolete) Someone who introduces someone or something.
   • 1771, The Monthly Review, volume 43, page 340:

     The models, therefore, they copy after, are usually fetched from other countries; and they are very desirous of being thought the introductors of any improvements derived from abroad.

Latin

Etymology

From intrōdūcō (“lead in, introduce”) +‎ -tor (“-er”, agent suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /in.troːˈduk.tor/, [ɪn̪t̪roːˈd̪ʊkt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.troˈduk.tor/, [in̪t̪roˈd̪ukt̪or]

Noun

intrōductor m (genitive intrōductōris); third declension

1. an introducer

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	intrōductor	intrōductōrēs
Genitive	intrōductōris	intrōductōrum
Dative	intrōductōrī	intrōductōribus
Accusative	intrōductōrem	intrōductōrēs
Ablative	intrōductōre	intrōductōribus
Vocative	intrōductor	intrōductōrēs

References

• “introductor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• introductor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French introducteur.

Noun

introductor m (plural introductori)

1. introducer

Declension

Declension of introductor

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) introductor	introductorul	(niște) introductori	introductorii
genitive/dative	(unui) introductor	introductorului	(unor) introductori	introductorilor
vocative	introductorule		introductorilor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intrōductor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /intɾoduɡˈtoɾ/ [ĩn̪.t̪ɾo.ð̞uɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: in‧tro‧duc‧tor

Adjective

introductor (feminine introductora, masculine plural introductores, feminine plural introductoras)

1. introducing

Noun

introductor m (plural introductores, feminine introductora, feminine plural introductoras)

1. introducer

Related terms

• introducción
• introducir
• introductorio

 

Further reading

• “introductor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014