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👻 A punishing force 🚶 A visitor 🕵️ An inspector
visitator

visitator

9.9
A spirit sent to punish or test people
  • noun
  • /ˈvɪzɪˌteɪtər/
  • Archaic
translation icon : visitador
  • In the old tale, a mysterious visitator appeared during the night, testing the people's kindness.

Examples

  • The villagers believed the storm was sent by a visitator to punish them for their misdeeds.

  • Some poets described death as a visitator sent from the heavens.

  • The visitator arrived unexpectedly at midnight.

  • In the ancient texts, a visitator often brought messages from the gods.

  • The villagers believed the storm was sent by a visitator to punish them for their misdeeds.

  • In the old tale, a mysterious visitator appeared during the night, testing the people's kindness.

  • Some poets described death as a visitator sent from the heavens.

Surface Forms

visitator singular
visitators plural

Morphology

visitator = visit (opaque) = visit + ator

The form can be segmented as visit + -ator, but the supernatural or punitive sense is a historical specialization that is not predictable from the parts for most learners.

Etymology

Visitator comes from the Latin visitare 'to visit' and was often used for a visit from God or fate. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a strange 'visitor' sent to test or punish people, which is why it can mean a supernatural being sent as a punishment or a test.