tradent

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/ˈtɹe͜ɪ.d(ə)nt/

noun

A person who is responsible for preserving and handing down traditions, especially oral traditions, generally used in the context of the Bible and rabbinic Jewish traditions.

OriginLatin trādō →
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Meanings

nountradent (plural tradents)

plural tradents

  1. A person who is responsible for preserving and handing down traditions, especially oral traditions, generally used in the context of the Bible and rabbinic Jewish traditions.

Origin

  1. Latintrādō
  2. Englishtradent

From Latin trādō + -ent.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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