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Spector

Spector proper noun: a surname from Yiddish.

Proper noun

Spector (plural Spectors)

  1. A surname from Yiddish.

Forms of Spector

pluralSpectors
alternative formSpektor

Origin of Spector

From Yiddish ספּעקטאָר (spektor), an occupational surname for a teacher's assistant in a Jewish school.

Questions about Spector

What does Spector mean?
Spector means a surname from Yiddish.
What part of speech is Spector?
Spector is a proper noun.

Words near Spector in the dictionary

  1. specting
  2. spectinomycin
  3. spectinomycins
  4. spectioneer
  5. spectioneers
  6. Spector
  7. Spectors
  8. spectra
  9. spectrahedra
  10. spectrahedral
  11. spectrahedron

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