calumniator, calumniatoris:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Government
false accuser; pettifogger, chicaner; perverter of law; carping critic;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | calumniator | calumniatores |
| Gen. | calumniatoris | calumniatorum, calumniatorium |
| Dat. | calumniatori | calumniatoribus |
| Acc. | calumniatorem | calumniatores |
| Voc. | calumniator | calumniatores |
| Abl. | calumniatore | calumniatoribus |
Examples
Liber XI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...mihi natus eris. LXVI Et delator es et calumniator, et fraudator es et negotiator, et fellator..."- L
Liber II
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE IRA
"...persequitur ipse periurus, et litem sibi inferri aegerrime calumniator patitur; pudicitiam seruulorum adtemptari non uult qui non pepercit..." - L
de Constantia
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...Cogita nunc an huic fur aut calumniator aut uicinus inpotens aut diues aliquis regnum orbae senectutis exercens facere..." - M
XI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...erant enim leges, ut proditor morte puniretur, et calumniator idem pateretur quod reus, si convictus esset. Expectaveram quidem..."