Definition of GLOSSATOR

glossator

Plural: glossators

Noun

  • One who writes glosses.
  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English glosatour, from Medieval Latin glōsātor, glossātor, from glōsāre, glōssāre (“to gloss”) + Latin -tor (agent suffix).

Scrabble Score: 10

glossator: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
glossator: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
glossator: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

glossator: valid Words With Friends Word