meretor

== Latin == === Etymology 1 === From mereō (“merit, deserve”) +‎ -tor. Literally "he who earns". Masculine form of meretrix. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ.rɛ.tɔr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmɛː.re.tor] ==== Noun ==== meretor m (genitive meretōris, feminine meretrīx); third declension (slang) male prostitute ===== Declension ===== Third-declension noun. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== merētor second/third-person singular future passive imperative of mereō