Etymology

oblocutor

ob·loc·u·tor
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Today it means: A gainsayer; a critic. Full definition →

Latin oblocūtor
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromoblocūtor
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromoblocūtor
  3. English todayoblocutor

Learned borrowing from Latin oblocūtor. First attested in 1563.

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