different between potator vs rotator

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

rotate +? -or

Noun

rotator (plural rotators)

1. One who or that which rotates.
2. (anatomy) A muscle by which a joint can be rotated.
3. A revolving reverberatory furnace.
4. (Internet) A banner ad that cycles through multiple advertisements.

Hyponyms

• (astronomy): super rotator

Derived terms

• rotor

Anagrams

• Tortora

Latin

Verb

rot?tor

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

References

• rotator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• rotator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette