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plauditor

UK/ˈplɔːdɪtə//ˈplɔdətɚ/

plauditor noun: an individual who grants applause or praise.

Noun

plauditor (plural plauditors)

  1. (rare) An individual who grants applause or praise.
    • The actress gazed lovingly at her newfound plauditors.
    • Amongſt his wond'ring Auditors, / Who cou'd not chuſe where Wit was ſo profound, / And Vertue did ſo much abound, / But to become his faithfull Plauditors:1688, Jane Barker, “On the ſame. A Pindarique Ode.”, in Poetical Recreations, London: Benjamin Crayle, page 54

Forms of plauditor

pluralplauditors

Origin of plauditor

From plaudit + -or; perhaps with -or rather than -er due to an erroneous derivation of plaudit from a (nonexistent) Latin perfect passive participle *plauditus. Compare rare French plauditeur (“plauditor”).

Questions about plauditor

What does plauditor mean?
Plauditor means an individual who grants applause or praise.
What part of speech is plauditor?
Plauditor is a noun.
How do you pronounce plauditor?
Plauditor is pronounced /ˈplɔːdɪtə/ (UK).
What is the plural of plauditor?
The plural of plauditor is plauditors.

Words near plauditor in the dictionary

  1. plaudit
  2. plaudite
  3. plaudited
  4. plaudites
  5. plauditing
  6. plauditor
  7. plauditors
  8. plauditory
  9. plaudits
  10. plauds
  11. Plaugher

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