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Webster 1913 Edition

Delator

De-la′tor

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Noun.
[L.]
An accuser; an informer.
[R.]
Howell.
2.
(Bot.)
An American grape, with compact bunches of small, amber-colored berries, sweet and of a good flavor.

Webster 1828 Edition

Delator

DELATOR

,
Noun.
An accuser; an informer.

Definition 2024

delator

delator

English

Noun

delator ‎(plural delators)

  1. An accuser; an informer.
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Interlingua

Noun

delator ‎(plural delatores)

  1. informer

Portuguese

Noun

delator m (plural delatores, feminine delatora, feminine plural delatoras)

  1. informant; whistle-blower

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dēlātōrem, accusative singular of dēlātor ‎(“informer, denouncer”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.laˈtoɾ/

Noun

delator m ‎(plural delatores, feminine delatora)

  1. informer
  2. betrayer, accuser

Synonyms

Adjective

delator m ‎(feminine singular delatora, masculine plural delatores, feminine plural delatoras)

  1. telltale

Synonyms

  • delatador

Related terms

Etymology

Latin

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