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a
suffix
found in loanwords from Latin, forming personal agent
nouns
from
verbs
and, less commonly, from nouns:
dictator; genitor; janitor; orator; victor.
Origin:
<
Latin
-tor
(stem
-tōr-
), cognate with
Greek
-tōr
(stem
-tor-
),
Sanskrit
-tar-
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zedonk
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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