noun

captātor

gen. captātōris · gender masculine · decl. 3rd

one who eagerly reaches after; endeavors to obtain; strives for something

one who eagerly reaches after, endeavors to obtain, or strives for something (rare; not in Cic.).

Lit. only in Prud. στεφ. 5, 17.—

one who hunts after legacies; a legacy-hunter figuratively •

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.

Perseus ID: n6694 Key: captator