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delator

noun

An accuser; an informer.

OriginMiddle English delatoures pl ← Latin dēlātor →

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Meanings

noundelator (plural delators)

plural delators

An accuser; an informer.
[…]his Accuser or Delator[…]
1655, James Howell, “To the Rt. Hon, the Lord Mohun”, in Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ. Familiar Letters Domestic and Forren. […], 3rd edition, volume (please specify the page), London: […] Humphrey Mos[e]ley, […], →OCLC

Origin

Latindēlātor
Middle Englishdelatoures pl
Englishdelator

From Middle English delatoures pl, from Latin dēlātor.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with delator

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Anagrams

leotard roadlet

Cite this entry

APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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