different between potator vs potatory

English

Etymology

From Latin p?t?tor.

Noun

potator (plural potators)

1. (obsolete, rare) A drinker.

   • Barnabee , the illustrious potator

Related terms

• potable
• potation

Anagrams

• portato, taproot

Latin

Verb

p?t?tor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of p?t?
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of p?t?

Noun

p?t?tor m (genitive p?t?t?ris); third declension

1. drinker
2. tippler

Declension

Third-declension noun.

References

• potator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• potator in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• potator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin p?t? (“I drink”) +? -atory.

Adjective

potatory (comparative more potatory, superlative most potatory)

1. Of or pertaining to drinking.

   They spent the day sampling the potatory pleasures of the fine wines on offer.