-crat

US, UK/-kɹæt/

suffix

A participant in a specified form of government.

OriginAncient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) ← Proto-Indo-European *kret- →
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Meanings

suffix-crat (noun-forming suffix, plural -crats)

plural -crats

  1. A participant in a specified form of government.
  2. An advocate of a specified form of government.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kret-
  2. Ancient Greekκρᾰ́τος (krắtos)
  3. English-crat

From Ancient Greek κράτος (krátos, “power, might”), modelled after words of Ancient Greek origin such as democrat and aristocrat. From Proto-Indo-European *kret- (English hard).

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Translations

Catalan -crata, -crata
  • -crataparticipant
  • -crataadvocate
Danish -krat, -krat
  • -kratparticipant
  • -kratadvocate
Finnish -kraatti, -kraatti
  • -kraattiparticipant
  • -kraattiadvocate
French -crate, -crate
  • -crateparticipant
  • -crateadvocate
German -krat, -kratin
  • -kratparticipant
  • -kratinparticipant
  • -kratadvocate
  • -kratinadvocate
Greek -κράτης, -κράτης
  • -κράτης (-krátis)participant
  • -κράτης (-krátis)advocate
Hungarian -krata, -krata
  • -krataparticipant
  • -krataadvocate
Irish -laithí
  • -laithíparticipant
Italian -cratico, -cratica
  • -craticoparticipant
  • -craticaparticipant
  • -craticoadvocate
  • -craticaadvocate
Persian سالار
  • سالار (-sâlâr)participant
Polish -krata, -krata
  • -krataparticipant
  • -krataadvocate
Portuguese -crata, -crata
  • -crataparticipant
  • -crataadvocate
Romanian -crat, -crat
  • -cratparticipant
  • -cratadvocate
Russian -крат, -крат
  • -крат (-krat)participant
  • -крат (-krat)advocate
Spanish -crata, -crata
  • -crataparticipant
  • -crataadvocate
Swedish -krat, -krat
  • -kratparticipant
  • -kratadvocate
Cite this entry
APA

-crat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-crat

MLA

“-crat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-crat. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-crat,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-crat.

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