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noun

expugnātor

gen. expugnātōris · gender masculine · decl. 3rd
the taker; stormer
the taker, stormer, conqueror of a place.
Prop. (rare but class.): urbis, Cic. Inv. 1, 50, 93: urbium, Vulg. Prov. 16,… •
Prop. (rare but class.): urbis, Cic. Inv. 1, 50, 93: urbium, Vulg. Prov. 16, 32: rex Demetrius Expugnator cognominatus (transl. of Πολιορκητής), Plin. 7, 38, 39, § 126.— *
by extension •
Transf.: pecoris opimi lupus, Stat. Th. 4, 363.—
figuratively •
Trop.: pudicitiae, a violator, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 9.
Perseus ID: n17129 Key: expugnator