Word part · Latin suffix
The Latin suffix -or
Means: a person or thing that does something.
At a glance
- Part
- -or
- Meaning
- a person or thing that does something
- Layer
- Latin: Prefixes, suffixes and roots behind many school and book words.
- Also spelled
- ator
The Latin partner of -er. It often follows a Latin root: inspector, conductor, projector.
Example words
Read each word, then its sum: the parts that build it, and what they mean together.
Colors:prefixroot or basesuffix
- tract (root or base)+or (suffix)→tractor
a machine that pulls farm tools
- in (prefix)+spect (root or base)+or (suffix)→inspector
a person who looks closely at things to check them
- spect (root or base)+ator (suffix)→spectator
a person who watches an event
- in (prefix)+struct (root or base)+or (suffix)→instructor
a person who teaches a skill
- pro (prefix)+ject (root or base)+or (suffix)→projector
a machine that throws a picture onto a screen
- con (prefix)+duct (root or base)+or (suffix)→conductor
a person who leads a band or a train crew
- mot (root or base)+or (suffix)→motor
a machine that makes something move
- act (root or base)+or (suffix)→actor
a person who acts in plays or films
- sail (root or base)+or (suffix)→sailor
a person who sails
- edit (root or base)+or (suffix)→editor
a person who edits writing
- visit (root or base)+or (suffix)→visitor
a person who visits
- invent (root or base)+or (suffix)→inventor
a person who invents things
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