tonsor

== English == === Etymology === From Latin tōnsor (“barber, hairdresser”), from the supine root of tondēre (“to shave, to shear”) + -or (“-or: forming agent nouns”). === Noun === tonsor (plural tonsors) (obsolete) Synonym of barber. ==== Related terms ==== === References === “tonsor”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Orston, rotons, troons == Latin == === Etymology === From the supine stem of tondeō (“to clip, to trim”) +‎ -tor (“-or”, suffix forming agent nouns). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtõː.sɔr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈtɔn.sor] === Noun === tōnsor m (genitive tōnsōris, feminine tōnstrīx); third declension barber, a person who cuts hair professionally, particularly for men. gardener, a person who prunes and trims plants professionally. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Related terms ==== === References === “tonsor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “tonsor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “tonsor”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “tonsor”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers == Spanish == === Noun === tonsor m (plural tonsores) tonsor