disceptator

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noun

One who arbitrates or decides; a judge.

OriginLatin disceptātor →
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Meanings

noundisceptator (plural disceptators)

plural disceptators

  1. obsoleteOne who arbitrates or decides; a judge.

    the inquisitivediſceptators of this Age

    1675, John Smith, Christian Religion's Appeal from the Groundless Prejudices of the Sceptick to the Bar of Common Reason

Origin

  1. Latindisceptātor
  2. Englishdisceptator

From Latin disceptātor.

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APA

disceptator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disceptator

MLA

“disceptator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disceptator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disceptator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disceptator.

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