decimatorn.

Brit.

/ˈdɛsᵻmeɪtə/, U.S.

/ˈdɛsəˌmeɪdər/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin decimator.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin decimator tithe-taker (7th cent.) < classical Latin decimāt- , past participial stem of decimāre decimate v. + -or -or suffix. In sense 2 originally after French décimateur (1797 in this sense, in the passage translated in quot. 1797; 1542 in Middle French as decimateur in sense 1).

1. A person, group, institution, etc., that levies or receives a tithe, or a tax of one tenth. Now rare (historical in later use).

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > fixed proportion dues or taxes > [noun] > tithe > collector of

proctorc1425

tithe gatherer1591

tither1591

tithing man1618

titheman1645

decimator1660

tithe-farmer1677

tithe proctor1767

1660 Act Confirmation Judicial Proc. 12 Chas. II. 6 Major Generals, Decimators, or any Officer or other Person under them.

1673 T. Rudyard & W. Gibson Tythes Ended 13 Why then do not the Decimators take their Tenth themselves?

a1716 R. South 12 Serm. (1717) V. 102 We have complain'd of..Sequestrators, Tryers, and Decimators.

1778 London Mag. May 202/1 Very well, my friends, the great Decimators! go to Oreb and Ethan, inhabit the forty-eight towns in those barren desarts, take the tenth part of the pebbles the land produces there.

1813 Tradesman Aug. 108/1 If the decimator do not come at the time for that which falls to his share it [sc. every tenth beast] is brought up with the rest; if it die, the decimator must bear the loss; if it multiply, the produce belongs to him.

1872 E. W. Robertson Hist. Ess. 103 From the time when Clovis embraced Christianity no decimator seems to have been allowed to levy the royal tenth upon her lands.

1985 J. H. Mundy Repression Catharism Toulouse iii. 57 The ‘decimator’ got three-quarters of the tithe, the parish-priest a quarter, and the bishop nothing.

2. A person who or a thing which decimates a group, population, etc.; an agent of destruction or devastation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [noun] > widespread destruction > one who causes

decimator1797

decimater1856

1797 tr. J. Necker On French Revol. II. 48 Collot d'Herbois, the sanguinary decimator [Fr. décimateur] of the Lyonese, and the destroyer of their city.

1824 Atheneum: Spirit of Eng. Mags. 15 Feb. 370/1 The decimator of families, the destroyer of industry, a tyrant and a boaster.

1837 Morning Chron. 16 Mar. 5/4 Lord Stanley, the decimator of the Bishops—the destroyer of ten mitres at one swoop.

1935 Rotarian Oct. 14/1 All of the ancient hazards incident to incubation and the rearing of young have vastly increased—but the greatest decimator is the hunter.

1964 M. Sharland Territory of Birds 146 Another small decimator of flies, and always prominent because of its large flocks, is the Tree Martin.

2014 Korea Times (Nexis) 1 June One of his images depicted President Park Geun-hye walking on a hill of skeletons under the title, 'Decimator of the Sewol'.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	decimator
释义	decimatorn. Brit. /ˈdɛsᵻmeɪtə/, U.S. /ˈdɛsəˌmeɪdər/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin decimator. Etymology: < post-classical Latin decimator tithe-taker (7th cent.) < classical Latin decimāt- , past participial stem of decimāre decimate v. + -or -or suffix. In sense 2 originally after French décimateur (1797 in this sense, in the passage translated in quot. 1797; 1542 in Middle French as decimateur in sense 1). 1. A person, group, institution, etc., that levies or receives a tithe, or a tax of one tenth. Now rare (historical in later use). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > fixed proportion dues or taxes > [noun] > tithe > collector of proctorc1425 tithe gatherer1591 tither1591 tithing man1618 titheman1645 decimator1660 tithe-farmer1677 tithe proctor1767 1660 Act Confirmation Judicial Proc. 12 Chas. II. 6 Major Generals, Decimators, or any Officer or other Person under them. 1673 T. Rudyard & W. Gibson Tythes Ended 13 Why then do not the Decimators take their Tenth themselves? a1716 R. South 12 Serm. (1717) V. 102 We have complain'd of..Sequestrators, Tryers, and Decimators. 1778 London Mag. May 202/1 Very well, my friends, the great Decimators! go to Oreb and Ethan, inhabit the forty-eight towns in those barren desarts, take the tenth part of the pebbles the land produces there. 1813 Tradesman Aug. 108/1 If the decimator do not come at the time for that which falls to his share it [sc. every tenth beast] is brought up with the rest; if it die, the decimator must bear the loss; if it multiply, the produce belongs to him. 1872 E. W. Robertson Hist. Ess. 103 From the time when Clovis embraced Christianity no decimator seems to have been allowed to levy the royal tenth upon her lands. 1985 J. H. Mundy Repression Catharism Toulouse iii. 57 The ‘decimator’ got three-quarters of the tithe, the parish-priest a quarter, and the bishop nothing. 2. A person who or a thing which decimates a group, population, etc.; an agent of destruction or devastation. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [noun] > widespread destruction > one who causes decimator1797 decimater1856 1797 tr. J. Necker On French Revol. II. 48 Collot d'Herbois, the sanguinary decimator [Fr. décimateur] of the Lyonese, and the destroyer of their city. 1824 Atheneum: Spirit of Eng. Mags. 15 Feb. 370/1 The decimator of families, the destroyer of industry, a tyrant and a boaster. 1837 Morning Chron. 16 Mar. 5/4 Lord Stanley, the decimator of the Bishops—the destroyer of ten mitres at one swoop. 1935 Rotarian Oct. 14/1 All of the ancient hazards incident to incubation and the rearing of young have vastly increased—but the greatest decimator is the hunter. 1964 M. Sharland Territory of Birds 146 Another small decimator of flies, and always prominent because of its large flocks, is the Tree Martin. 2014 Korea Times (Nexis) 1 June One of his images depicted President Park Geun-hye walking on a hill of skeletons under the title, 'Decimator of the Sewol'. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1660
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