English Explanatory Dictionary

tractator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In medieval commerce, the person who handles or transports merchandise on behalf of an investor; an entrepreneur.
  2. A person who writes tracts.
  3. A Tractarian.

Pronunciation

/tɹækˈteɪ.tə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tractator.wav

Word forms

tractator tractators

Etymology

From Latin tractātor (“manager, homilist”).

Related words

tract
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