praegustator
From LSJ
ἐμοῦ θανόντος γαῖα μιχθήτω πυρί → after me let earth mix with fire | after my death let all hell break loose | after me, the deluge
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
praegustātor: ōris, m. praegusto, one who tastes the meats and drinks before they are served at the table of a prince,
I a foretaster, taster, cup-bearer.
I Lit., Suet. Claud. 44: DIVI AVGVSTI, Inscr. Grut. 602, 4; so ib. 582.—With private persons, Inscr. Grut. 626, 2.—
II Trop.: praegustator libidinum tuarum, Cic. Dom. 10, 25: in omnibus nuptiis praegustator, Lact. Mort. Pers. 38, 4.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
prægustātŏr,¹⁵ ōris, m., esclave chargé de goûter préalablement les mets [dégustateur] : Suet. Claud. 44