Arator
/əˈreɪtər/noun
A person who plows or cultivates land.
Did you know?Arator is primarily a Latin-derived learned term, while the related Latin verb arāre also influenced English words connected with plowing and arable land.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂erh₃-
“To plow or till the soil”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἀρόω (aroō)
“I plow or cultivate land”
Classical Latin
Latin
arāre
“To plow”
Classical Latin
Latin
arātor
“A plowman or cultivator”
Late Latin
Latin
arator
“A cultivator or agricultural laborer”
Modern English
English
arator
“A person who plows; a rare or archaic learned term”