plauditor
plauditor · plauditors
An individual who grants applause or praiseAn individual who grants applause or praise.
UK/ˈplɔːdɪtə/US/ˈplɔdətɚ/
Meaning
1 senses(rare)An individual who grants applause or praise.
The actress gazed lovingly at her newfound plauditors.
Origin
From plaudit + -or; perhaps with -or rather than -er due to an erroneous derivation of plaFrom plaudit + -or; perhaps with -or rather than -er due to an erroneous derivation of plaudit from a (nonexistent) Latin perfect passive participle *plauditus. Compare rare French plauditeur (“plauditor”).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: plauditors| Singular | plauditor |
|---|---|
| Plural | plauditors |
regular