laudatrix

εἰς πέλαγος σπέρµα βαλεῖν καὶ γράµµατα γράψαι ἀµφότερος µόχθος τε κενὸς καὶ πρᾶξις ἄκαρπος → throwing seeds and writing letters at sea are both a vain and fruitless endeavor

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

laudātrix: īcis, f. laudator,
I she who praises (rare): vitiorum laudatrix fama popularis, Cic. Tusc. 3, 2, 4: Venus, Ov. H. 17, 126.

laudātrīx,¹⁶ īcis, f. (laudator), celle qui loue : Cic. Tusc. 3, 4 ; Ov. H. 17, 126.

laudātrīx, trīcis, f. (Femin. zu laudator), die Lobrednerin, laudatrix Venus est invidiosa mihi, Ov. her. 16 (17), 126: creatura laud. homo, Augustin. serm. 29, 2: epistula laud. tua, Hieron. c. Rufin. 3, 4: v. Abstr., illa plerumque peccatorum vitiorumque laudatrix fama popularis, Cic. Tusc. 3, 4: non habet mors eius laudatricem sapientiam, Augustin. c. Gauden. 1, 39.