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tor

1 American  
[tawr] / tɔr /

noun

  1. a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.

-tor 2 American  

  1. a suffix found in loanwords from Latin, forming personal agent nouns from verbs and, less commonly, from nouns.

    dictator; genitor; janitor; orator; victor.
tor British  
/ tɔː /

noun

  1. a high hill, esp a bare rocky one

  2. a prominent rock or heap of rocks, esp on a hill

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Etymology

Origin of tor1

before 900; Middle English; Old English torr < Celtic; compare Irish tor rocky height, Welsh twr heap, pile

Origin of -tor2

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

Example Sentences

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“Bryce is an inspiration tor me, because with shorter quarterbacks, he paved the way for me to go on further to college,” Jaden said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2024

If you're foregoing and just placing directly on the cookie sheet, just be mindful that it might be a bit tricky tor remove after cooking.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2023

That news comes a month after Moderna said it would ask regulators to OK its two doses tor the youngest kids.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2022

Over the past 20+ years, due to increased automation, private industry has been producing the same or even more work with fewer workers, so why should this not hold true tor the government as well?

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2016

Piggy bumped into him and a twin grabbed him as he made tor the oblong of paling stars.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

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