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noun

ex-stinctor

gen. ex-stinctōris · gender masculine · decl. 3rd
an extinguisher
an extinguisher (rare but class.).
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Lit.: non exstinctor sed auctor incendii, Cic. Pis. 11, 26.—
an annihilator; destroyer by extension •
Transf., an annihilator, destroyer: ne exstinctor patriae, ne proditor, ne hostis appelletur, Cic. Sull. 31, 88: regiae domus (Cassander), Just. 16, 1.—
suppressor figuratively
Trop.: conjurationis, suppressor (opp. auctor et dux), Auct. Or. pro Domo, 38, 101: belli, Auct. Or. de Harusp. Resp. 23, 94.
Perseus ID: n17260 Key: exstinctor