ratiocinator

English

Etymology

ratiocinate +‎ -or

Noun

ratiocinator (plural ratiocinators)

  1. One who ratiocinates; a reasoner.
    • 2021 August 21, Steven Poole, “Can ‘smart thinking’ books really give you the edge?”, in The Guardian‎:
      Hence the rise in publishing of the “smart thinking” book, an elevated species of self-help for the aspiring ratiocinator.

Latin

Etymology

From ratiōcinor (“I reckon”) +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ra.ti.oː.kiˈnaː.tor/, [rät̪ioːkɪˈnäːt̪ɔr]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /rat.t͡si.o.t͡ʃiˈna.tor/, [rät̪ː͡s̪iot͡ʃiˈnäːt̪or]

Noun

ratiōcinātor m (genitive ratiōcinātōris); third declension

  1. accountant, bookkeeper

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ratiōcinātor ratiōcinātōrēs
Genitive ratiōcinātōris ratiōcinātōrum
Dative ratiōcinātōrī ratiōcinātōribus
Accusative ratiōcinātōrem ratiōcinātōrēs
Ablative ratiōcinātōre ratiōcinātōribus
Vocative ratiōcinātor ratiōcinātōrēs

Verb

ratiōcinātor

  1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of ratiōcinor

References
  • “ratiocinator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “ratiocinator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ratiocinator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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