luctator
From LSJ
Θεὸς συνεργὸς πάντα ποιεῖ ῥᾳδίως → Rem facile quamvis peragit adiutor deus → Wirkt Gott als unser Partner, macht er alles leicht
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
luctātor: ōris, m. luctor,
I a wrestler.
I Lit.: fortior in fulva novus est luctator arena, Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 31: luctator ter abjectus perdidit palmam, Sen. Ben. 5, 3, 1; id. Ep. 88, 18; Quint. 2, 8, 7; 12, 2, 12.—
B Esp. a wrestler represented in art: Naucerus luctatorem anhelantem fecit, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 80; 35, 11, 40, § 130.—
II Transf.: (vinum) pedes captat primum, luctator dolosus est, a treacherous foe, in allusion to the wrestler, who strove to grasp his opponent's feet, Plaut. Ps. 5, 1, 5.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
luctātŏr,¹⁴ ōris, m. (luctor), lutteur : Plin. 34, 80 ; Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 31 ; Sen. Ben. 5, 3, 1.
