English Explanatory Dictionary

abominator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who abominates.

Pronunciation

/əˈbɑm.əˌneɪ.tɚ/ /əˈbɑm.ɪˌneɪ.tɚ/

Word forms

abominator abominators

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Old Latin osmender. Latin ōmen Latin ōminor Latin abōminor Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin abōminātorbor. English abominator Borrowed from Latin abōminātor. By surface analysis, abominate + -or.

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