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L / lībrātor
noun

lībrātor

gen. lībrātōris · gender masculine · decl. 3rd
A leveller; a surveyor •
A leveller, esp. by means of a water-level, a surveyor, Cato, R. R. 22, 1; Front. Aquaed. 105: superest ut tu libratorem vel architectum mittas, qui diligenter exploret, sitne lacus altior mari, Plin. Ep. 10, 50, 3.—
One who throws; hurls weapons by hand; a slinger •
One who throws or hurls weapons by hand (cf. funditor, a slinger): funditores libratoresque excutere tela et proturbare hostem jubet, Tac. A. 2, 20: libratoribus funditoribusque attributus locus, id. ib. 13, 39; Inscr. ap. Kellerm. Vigil. p. 55, n. 127.
Perseus ID: n26516 Key: librator