noun
glossator
Glossator (noun) means one who writes glosses.
noun
1
One who writes glosses.
2
A legal scholar of the Middle Ages, (specifically) one who authored glosses on legal texts (especially the Corpus Juris of Justinian), typically distinguished from the later commentators who wrote in extended prose and adopted a more pragmatic form of jurisprudence.
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Etymology
From Middle English glosatour, from Medieval Latin glōsātor, glossātor, from glōsāre, glōssāre (“to gloss”) + Latin -tor (agent suffix).
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What is the meaning of glossator?
"glossator" (noun) means one who writes glosses.
What are the different meanings of glossator?
"glossator" has 2 main meanings: 1. One who writes glosses; 2. A legal scholar of the Middle Ages, (specifically) one who authored glosses on legal texts (especially the Corpus Juris of Justinian), typically distinguished from the later commentators who wrote in extended prose and adopted a more pragmatic form of jurisprudence.