单词 | conjurator |
释义 | conjurator in British English (ˈkɒndʒʊˌreɪtə) noun a person who, through oath, is bound to others, esp a member of a group plotting a conspiracy conjurator in American English (ˈkɑndʒəˌreitər) noun 1. a person who practices conjuration 2. Law a conspirator Word origin [1400–50; late ME (‹ AF) ‹ ML, equiv. to L conjūrā(re) to conjure + -tor -tor]This word is first recorded in the period 1400–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: mature, partition, peg, transit, trunk-tor is a suffix found in loanwords from Latin, forming personal agent nouns from verbsand, less commonly, from nouns. Other words that use the affix -tor include: dictator, genitor, janitor, orator, victor |
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