English Explanatory Dictionary

compotator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who drinks (alcoholic beverages) with another; a fellow drinker.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒm.pəˌteɪ.tə/ /ˈkɒmp.əʊ-/ /ˈkɒm.pɵˌteɪ.tɚ/ /-ɾɚ/

Word forms

compotator compotators

Etymology

From Old French compotateur, from Late Latin compōtātōr, compōtātōrem, from Latin com-, alternative form of con- (“with”) (equivalent to English com- or con-) + pōtātor (“drinker”), from pōtare (“to drink”).

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