designator

English

Etymology

From 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.

Derived terms

• reservation booking designator
• ticket designator

Latin

Etymology

dēsignō +‎ -tor

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [deː.sɪŋˈnaː.tɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [d̪e.s̬iɲˈɲaː.t̪or]

Noun

dēsignātor m (genitive dēsignātōris); third declension

1. regulator
2. usher (at the stage theater)
3. master of ceremonies (at a funeral)
4. umpire (at public spectacles)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	dēsignātor	dēsignātōrēs
genitive	dēsignātōris	dēsignātōrum
dative	dēsignātōrī	dēsignātōribus
accusative	dēsignātōrem	dēsignātōrēs
ablative	dēsignātōre	dēsignātōribus
vocative	dēsignātor	dēsignātōrēs

Verb

dēsignātor

1. second/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