glossator

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(glo sā′tər, glô-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
glos•sa•tor  (glo sā′tər, glô-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who writes glosses; glossarist.
  2. one of the medieval interpreters of the Roman and canon laws.
  • Medieval Latin glōssātor commentator, equivalent. to glōssā(re) to explain, interpret (see gloss2) + Latin -tor -tor
  • Middle English glosator 1350–1400
glos•sa•to•ri•al  (glos′ə tôr′ē əl, -tōr′-, glô′sə-),USA pronunciation adj. 
'glossator' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
glossographer

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