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scissor.

carver;

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈskɪs.sɔr]Classical-Latin[ˈʃis.sor]
  1. trancheur, somebody who in a banquet cuts the foodstuffs

    declension-3 · masculine
  2. a kind of gladiator

    declension-3 · masculine
  3. tailor

    Medieval-Latin · declension-3 · masculine
  4. carver

    Medieval-Latin · declension-3 · masculine
Where this word comes from

From scindō (“to cut, tear”) (supine scissum) + -tor (“-er”, agent noun suffix).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.