coactor
καὶ ποταμοὺς τινας διαβάντες ἐν μεγίστῃ παρεγινόμεθα κώμῃ → and having crossed some rivers we reached a very large village
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cŏactor: ōris, m. id..
I Prop.
A A collector of money (from auctions, of revenues, etc.), Cato, R. R. 150, 2; Cic. Clu. 64, 180; id. Rab. Post. 11, 30; * Hor. S. 1, 6, 86; cf. Acron. and Porphyr. in h. l. and Auct. Vit. Hor. 1; Sen. Ep. 81, 2 (al. decoctor).—
B Coactores agminis, the rear, Tac. H. 2, 68.—
C ( = coactiliarius.) A fuller, Inscr. Grut. 648, 3.—
II Trop., one who forces to something: adjutor, et, ut ita dicam, coactor, Sen. Ep. 52, 4.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
cŏāctŏr,¹³ ōris, m. (cogo),
1 celui qui rassemble : coactores agminis Tac. H. 2, 68, l’arrière-garde [ceux qui ramassent les traînards]
2 collecteur d’impôts : Cic. Rab. Post. 30
