objector
/əbˈdʒektə/uhb-JEK-tur
/əbˈdʒɛktɚ/uhb-JEK-tur
Meaninga person or thing that objects
Common meaning: a person or thing that objects (inferred)
- obtowards, againstSkeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), p. 354 · scan
- jectto throw, hurlLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1009 · scan
- oragent ending: the doer, or the device that does it
‘towards, against’ + ‘to throw, hurl’ → objector
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: a person or thing that objects. It can be inferred from any of: object.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from object + -or (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- iaciō (jaciō), iēcī, iactum Latin “to throw, hurl”
- obiectare Latin “to throw against”
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