discerptor
/dɪˈsɜːp.tə/
discerptor noun: a person who pulls something apart; a person who divides or separates.
Noun
discerptor (plural discerptors)
- A person who pulls something apart; a person who divides or separates.
- post 1750, Emanuel Swedenborg, unknown translator, Arcana Cœlestia (Latin), volume 2, published 1750.
The discerptors said they are so delighted to punish that they are not willing to desist, even should it go on to eternity. - Moreover, if the type be worked out historically, "lectularius" is equally invalid; the first discerptor was Fabricius, who, in a perfectly straightforward manner, removed our species from Cimex to form a part of his new genus Acanthia1904, W.T.B., “Zoological Nomenclature”, in Nature, volume 69, pages 464–5
- post 1750, Emanuel Swedenborg, unknown translator, Arcana Cœlestia (Latin), volume 2, published 1750.
Forms of discerptor
| plural | discerptors |
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Questions about discerptor
- What does discerptor mean?
- Discerptor means a person who pulls something apart; a person who divides or separates.
- What part of speech is discerptor?
- Discerptor is a noun.
- How do you pronounce discerptor?
- Discerptor is pronounced /dɪˈsɜːp.tə/.
- What is the plural of discerptor?
- The plural of discerptor is discerptors.
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