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spy, scout;

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[spɛ.kʊˈɫaː.tɔr]Classical-Latin[spe.kuˈlaː.tor]
  1. spy, scout

    declension-3
  2. spy, scout a particular scout of the Imperial legion’s commander or of a province’s governor also competent to carry out executions

    declension-3
  3. explorer, investigator

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

From speculor (“to watch, to observe”) + -tor (“-er: forming agent nouns”), from specula (“watchtower”), from speciō (“to watch, to observe”). Doublet of spectator.

verb[spɛ.kʊˈɫaː.tɔr]Classical-Latin[spe.kuˈlaː.tor]
  1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of speculor

    active · form-of · future · imperative · second-person · singular · third-person
Where this word comes from

From speculor (“to watch, to observe”) + -tor (“-er: forming agent nouns”), from specula (“watchtower”), from speciō (“to watch, to observe”). Doublet of spectator.

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