captātor — Lewis and Short Latin Dictionary

captātor, ōris, m. id., one who eagerly reaches after, endeavors to obtain, or strives for something (rare; not in Cic.). Lit. only in Prud. στεφ. 5, 17.— Trop.: aurae popularis, that courts the popular breeze, Liv. 3, 33, 7.—Esp., one who hunts after legacies, a legacy-hunter, Hor. S. 2, 5, 57; Petr. 141; Juv. 5, 98; 10, 202.

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captātor

Headword (normalized):

captātor

Headword (normalized/stripped):

captator

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URN:

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captator

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