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Added 9 October 2026

juror

/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹə/ noun

In Latin: iudex Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about juror at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury.

Origin

From Middle English jurour, jurrour, borrowed from Anglo-Norman jurour and Old French jureor, from the verb jurer (“to swear”), or possibly from Latin iūrātor, iūrātōrem, whence the English doublet jurator.

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