veterator
τὸν αὐτὸν ἔρανον ἀποδοῦναι → pay him back in his own coin, repay him in his own coin, pay someone back in their own coin, pay back in someone's own coin, give tit for tat, pay back in kind
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
vĕtĕrātor: ōris, m. veteratus,
I one who has grown old, become gray, is practised, skilled in any thing.
I In gen.: in causis privatis satis veterator, Cic. Brut. 48, 178: in litteris, Gell. 3, 1, 5.—
II In partic.
A In a bad sense, a crafty fellow, an old fox, sly-boots: acutus, versutus, veterator, Cic. Fin. 2, 16, 53; id. Rep. 3, 16, 26: quid hic vult veterator sibi? Ter. And. 2, 6, 26; id. Heaut. 5, 1, 16; Cic. Off. 3, 13, 57; 3, 32, 113; Gannius ap. Fest. p. 369.—
B An old slave (opp. novitius), Dig. 21, 1, 65; 21, 1, 37.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
vĕtĕrātŏr,¹³ ōris, m. (vetero),
1 celui qui a vieilli dans qqch. [cf. « vieilli sōus le harnais »] ; au courant, rompu : in causis privatis Cic. Br. 178, ayant la pratique des causes civiles, cf. Gell. 3, 1, 5
2 vieux routier, vieux renard : Cic. Fin. 2, 53 ; Rep. 3, 26 ; Off. 3, 57 || esclave vieilli dans le service : Dig. 21, 1, 65.
Latin > German (Georges)
veterātor, ōris, m. (vetero), I) der in etw. alt geworden ist, ergraut, gewandt, routiniert, der Routinier, a) übh.: in litteris, Gell.: in causis, Cic. – b) insbes., im üblen Sinne, durchtrieben, verschmitzt, non sunt in disputando vafri, non veteratores, non malitiosi, Cic. de rep. 3, 25: absol. = ein durchtriebener, verschmitzter Mensch, ein alter Fuchs, ein ausgemachter Schurke, Ter., Cic. u.a.; vgl. Donat. Ter. Andr. 2, 6, 26. – II) der alte Sklave (Ggstz. novicius), ICt.
