sectator

S1E1C3T1A1T1O1R1
UK/sɛkˈteɪtə/

noun

A follower, a disciple; someone who follows a particular school; partisan.

OriginLatin sectātor →
Scrabble 10
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounsectator (plural sectators)

plural sectators

  1. archaicA follower, a disciple; someone who follows a particular school; partisan.

    But that the Earth, Water, Air, are of a nature equally constituted immoveable about the centre, is it not the opinion of your self, Aristotle, Ptolomy, and all their sectators?

    1662, Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, section II

Origin

  1. Latinsectātor
  2. Englishsectator

Borrowed from Latin sectātor, from sector, frequentative of sequor (“follow”).

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: sectator on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.