discerptorn.

Brit.

/dɪˈsəːptə/, U.S.

/dᵻˈsərptər/

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from Latin. Probably partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin discerptor ; Latin discerpt- , discerpere , -or suffix.

Etymology: Probably partly < post-classical Latin discerptor person who separates something (1748 in the passage translated in quot. 1854; already in 14th cent. in sense ’adversary’), and partly directly < classical Latin discerpt-, past participial stem of discerpere discerp v. + -or suffix.

Now rare.

A person who pulls something apart; a person who divides or separates something.

ΚΠ

1854 tr. E. Swedenborg Spiritual Diary in New Church Herald & Monthly Repository Nov. 502 Those who execute such penalties, that is, the discerptors or punishers [L. discerptores, aut punitores].

1904 Nature 17 Mar. 464/2 The first discerptor [of the genus Cimex] was Fabricius, who..removed our species from Cimex to form a part of his new genus Acanthia.

1959 Greece & Rome 6 105 The discerptors of Milton..may still find a fresh ruse or two in the tactical manuals of the Baconian assailants of Shakespeare.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	discerptor
释义	discerptorn. Brit. /dɪˈsəːptə/, U.S. /dᵻˈsərptər/ Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from Latin. Probably partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin discerptor ; Latin discerpt- , discerpere , -or suffix. Etymology: Probably partly < post-classical Latin discerptor person who separates something (1748 in the passage translated in quot. 1854; already in 14th cent. in sense ’adversary’), and partly directly < classical Latin discerpt-, past participial stem of discerpere discerp v. + -or suffix. Now rare. A person who pulls something apart; a person who divides or separates something. ΚΠ 1854 tr. E. Swedenborg Spiritual Diary in New Church Herald & Monthly Repository Nov. 502 Those who execute such penalties, that is, the discerptors or punishers [L. discerptores, aut punitores]. 1904 Nature 17 Mar. 464/2 The first discerptor [of the genus Cimex] was Fabricius, who..removed our species from Cimex to form a part of his new genus Acanthia. 1959 Greece & Rome 6 105 The discerptors of Milton..may still find a fresh ruse or two in the tactical manuals of the Baconian assailants of Shakespeare. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1854
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