provocator
καλῶς γέ μου τὸν υἱὸν ὦ Στιλβωνίδη εὑρὼν ἀπιόντ' ἀπὸ γυμνασίου λελουμένον οὐκ ἔκυσας, οὐ προσεῖπας, οὐ προσηγάγου, οὐκ ὠρχιπέδισας, ὢν ἐμοὶ πατρικὸς φίλος → Ah! Is this well done, Stilbonides? You met my son coming from the bath after the gymnasium and you neither spoke to him, nor kissed him, nor took him with you, nor ever once felt his balls. Would anyone call you an old friend of mine?
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
prōvŏcātor: ōris, m. id..
I In gen., a challenger to combat, Liv. Epit. 48 med.; Just. 10, 3, 3; 33, 4, 12; Gell. 9, 13, 4; Flor. 2, 17, 11.—
II In partic., a kind of gladiator, Cic. Sest. 64, 134; Inscr. Orell. 2566 and 2568.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
prōvŏcātŏr,¹⁶ ōris, m. (provoco), celui qui défie, provocateur : Just. 10, 3, 3 || sorte de gladiateur : Cic. Sest. 134.
Latin > German (Georges)
prōvocātor, ōris, m. (provoco), der Herausforderer zum Kampfe, Liv. epit., Flor., Aur. Vict. u.a. – als eine besondere Art von Gladiatoren, die nicht festen Fußes, sondern den Gegner geschickt von irgend einer Seite plötzlich angriffen, Cic. Sest. 134. Corp. inscr. Lat. 4, 2483. 5, 4502 u. 6, 631.
