plauditor
/ˈplɔdətɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An individual who grants applause or praise.
Example Sentences
- "The actress gazed lovingly at her newfound plauditors."
- "Amongſt his wond'ring Auditors, / Who cou'd not chuſe where Wit was ſo profound, / And Vertue did ſo much abound, / But to become his faithfull Plauditors:"
- "I suppose that no dramatic author ever had so large a number of unsolicited, unknown yet predetermined plauditors in the theatre, as I had on Saturday night."
- "With this they indicate an artist—represented by the god Vulcan—attempting to defy the artful nature, Minerva, even though he may not succeed in full, can however create such a work that it requires only a chariot, that is the favor of patrons and plauditors, to cause it to be considered perfect."
Etymology
From plaudit + -or; perhaps with -or rather than -er due to an erroneous derivation of plaudit from a (nonexistent) Latin perfect passive participle *plauditus. Compare rare French plauditeur (“plauditor”).
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈplɔdətɚ/
- British English: /ˈplɔːdɪtə/