ἀπολυμαντήρ

English (LSJ)

ῆρος, ὁ, (λύμη)

   A destroyer: δαιτῶν ἀ. one who destroys one's pleasure at dinner, kill-joy (or a devourer of remnants, lick-plate), Od.17.220,377.

German (Pape)

[Seite 313] ῆρος, ὁ, Hom. zweimal, Od. 17, 220 πτωχὸν ἀνιηρόν, δαιτῶν ἀπολυμαντῆρα, 377 πτωχοὶ ἀνιηροί, δαιτῶν ἀπολυμαντῆρες, Homerisch das compos. ἀπολυμαντήρ statt des simpl. λυμαντήρ, δαιτῶν ἀπολυμαντήρ = ὁ τὰς δαῖτας λυμαινόμενος, λυμεὼν τῶν εὐωχιῶν, Störer der Mahle, vgl. Apoll. Lex. Hom. 40, 13 Scholl. u. Eustath. Od. 17, 220.