noun
Meaning 1
Someone who sacrifices, one who makes a sacrifice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sacrificer
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noun
Meaning 2
a religious person who offers up a sacrifice
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: religious person
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh2k- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *sh2krós Proto-Italic *sakros Old Latin sacros Latin sacerder. Latin sacrum Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dhh1kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin sacrificiumlbor. Old French sacrifisebor. Middle English sacrifice English sacrifice Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English sacrificer From sacrifice + -er.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: sacrificateur — someone who sacrifices
- French: sacrificatrice — someone who sacrifices
- German: Opferer — someone who sacrifices
- German: Opfererin — someone who sacrifices
- German: Opfernder — someone who sacrifices
- German: Opfernde — someone who sacrifices
- German: Opferpriester — someone who sacrifices
- German: Opferpriesterin — someone who sacrifices
- Greek: θυσιαστής (thysiastís) — someone who sacrifices
- Ancient Greek: θυτήρ (thutḗr) — someone who sacrifices
- Hindi: बलिदानी (balidānī) — someone who sacrifices
- Italian: sacrificatore — someone who sacrifices
- Italian: sacrificatrice — someone who sacrifices
- Latin: sacrificātor — someone who sacrifices
- Latin: sacrificātrīx — someone who sacrifices
- Spanish: sacrificador — someone who sacrifices
- Spanish: sacrificadora — someone who sacrifices