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Webster 1913 Edition
Prevaricator
Pre-var′i-caˊtor
,Noun.
[L.
praevaricator
: cf. F. prévaricateur
.] 1.
One who prevaricates.
2.
(Roman Law)
A sham dealer; one who colludes with a defendant in a sham prosecution.
3.
One who betrays or abuses a trust.
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Webster 1828 Edition
Prevaricator
PREVAR'ICATOR
,Noun.
1.
A sham dealer; one who colludes with a defendant in a sham prosecution.2.
One who abuses his trust.Definition 2024
prevaricator
prevaricator
English
Noun
prevaricator (plural prevaricators)
- Agent noun of prevaricate; one who prevaricates.
Translations
one who prevaricates
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Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pre.waː.riˈkaː.tor/, [prɛ.waː.rɪˈkaː.tɔr]
Noun
prevāricātor m (genitive prevāricātōris); third declension
- Alternative form of praevāricātor
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | prevāricātor | prevāricātōrēs |
| genitive | prevāricātōris | prevāricātōrum |
| dative | prevāricātōrī | prevāricātōribus |
| accusative | prevāricātōrem | prevāricātōrēs |
| ablative | prevāricātōre | prevāricātōribus |
| vocative | prevāricātor | prevāricātōrēs |