designator

English

Etymology

designate +‎ -or

Noun

designator (plural designators)

  1. A person who, or term that, designates.
  2. (historical, Roman antiquity) An officer who assigned to each his rank and place in public shows and ceremonies.

Latin

Verb

dēsignātor

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

References
  • designator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • designator in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • designator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • designator in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • designator in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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