prefatorn.

Brit.

/ˈprɛfətə/, U.S.

/ˈprɛfədər/

Origin: Probably a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin praefāt- , praefārī , -or suffix.

Etymology: Probably < classical Latin praefāt-, past participial stem of praefārī to say beforehand or by way of preface (see prefation n.) + -or suffix, after preface n. Compare post-classical Latin praefator person who foretells the future, prophet (c400). Compare earlier prefacer n.

rare.

A person who writes a preface; = prefacer n.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > book > matter of book > [noun] > matter preceding text > preface > writer of

prefacer1616

prefator1872

society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > parts of a written composition > [noun] > prologue or introduction > writer of

prefacer1616

prologuist1638

prolegomenist1731

prologizer1780

prologist1828

prefator1872

programmatist1895

1872 A. De Morgan Budget of Paradoxes 84 Fewer words would have been lost if the prefator had said at once that the work was from the manuscript preserved at Cambridge.

1937 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 31 977 The Chinese compilation, for which no editor or author is given (the prefator being a Mr. Kan-li Kiang).

1976 Social Forces 54 705 Serious scholars should not be held accountable for the sins of their prefator.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prefator
释义	prefatorn. Brit. /ˈprɛfətə/, U.S. /ˈprɛfədər/ Origin: Probably a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin praefāt- , praefārī , -or suffix. Etymology: Probably < classical Latin praefāt-, past participial stem of praefārī to say beforehand or by way of preface (see prefation n.) + -or suffix, after preface n. Compare post-classical Latin praefator person who foretells the future, prophet (c400). Compare earlier prefacer n. rare. A person who writes a preface; = prefacer n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > matter of book > [noun] > matter preceding text > preface > writer of prefacer1616 prefator1872 society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > parts of a written composition > [noun] > prologue or introduction > writer of prefacer1616 prologuist1638 prolegomenist1731 prologizer1780 prologist1828 prefator1872 programmatist1895 1872 A. De Morgan Budget of Paradoxes 84 Fewer words would have been lost if the prefator had said at once that the work was from the manuscript preserved at Cambridge. 1937 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 31 977 The Chinese compilation, for which no editor or author is given (the prefator being a Mr. Kan-li Kiang). 1976 Social Forces 54 705 Serious scholars should not be held accountable for the sins of their prefator. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1872
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