noun

fŭgĭtīvārĭus

gen. fŭgĭtīvārii · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

One employed to catch and bring back fugitive slaves; a slave-catcher

One employed to catch and bring back fugitive slaves, a slave-catcher, Flor. 3, 19, 7; Dig. 19, 5, 18.—

that they may not crawl away by extension

Transf.: (cochleae) aquā finiendae, ne fugitivarius sit parandus, that they may not crawl away, Varr. R. R. 3, 14, 1.—

A concealer of runaway slaves

A concealer of runaway slaves, Cod. Th. 10, 12, 1.

Perseus ID: n18945 Key: fugitivarius