meretor

Latin

Etymology 1

From mereō (“merit, deserve”) +‎ -tōr. Literally "he who earns". Masculine form of meretrix.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈme.re.toːr/, [ˈmɛ.rɛ.toːr]

Noun

meretōr f (genitive meretōris); third declension

  1. (slang) male prostitute

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative meretōr meretōrēs
Genitive meretōris meretōrum
Dative meretōrī meretōribus
Accusative meretōrem meretōrēs
Ablative meretōre meretōribus
Vocative meretōr meretōrēs

Etymology 2

Verb

merētor

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