-tor

a suffix found in loanwords from Latin, forming personal agent nouns from verbs and, less commonly, from nouns: dictator; genitor; janitor; orator; victor.

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schlep

to say or do hesitantly or awkwardly

to fold or wind around something

to carry; lug

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Origin of -tor

< Latin -tor (stem -tōr-), cognate with Greek -tōr (stem -tor-), Sanskrit -tar-

Words nearby -tor

-tomous, -tomy, -ton, -tonia, -tonic, -tor, -tory, -trice, -trich, -tricha, -trichous