circulator

English

Etymology

circulate +‎ -or

Noun

circulator (plural circulators)

  1. A person or thing that causes something to circulate
    Who is the circulator of this rumor?
  2. (transport) A local transit system that provides regular service within a closed loop
    You can ride the airport circulator to the next terminal.
  3. (electronics) A passive electronic component with three or more ports, in which the ports can be accessed in such a way that when a signal is fed into any port it is transferred to the next port only

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Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From circulor +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kir.kuˈlaː.tor/, [kɪr.kʊˈɫaː.tɔr]

Noun

circulātor m (genitive circulātōris); third declension (feminine: circulātrix)

  1. itinerant peddler or performer

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative circulātor circulātōrēs
Genitive circulātōris circulātōrum
Dative circulātōrī circulātōribus
Accusative circulātōrem circulātōrēs
Ablative circulātōre circulātōribus
Vocative circulātor circulātōrēs

Verb

circulātor

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

References
  • circulator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • circulator in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • circulator in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • circulator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • circulator in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • circulator in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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