circitor

Latin > English

circitor circitoris N M :: person who goes round; patrol/watchman, overseer/inspector; hawker, peddler

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

circĭtor: (or circuĭtor, Petr. 53, 10), ōris, m. for circumitor, from circumeo, lit. one who goes around, hence,
I A watchman (of gardens. buildings, etc.; postclass.), Auct. Priap. 16, 1, Front. Aquaed. 117; Petr. 1 1.—
II In milit. lang., plur., those who go the rounds and visit the posts of sentinels, patrols, Veg. Mil. 3, 8; Hier. Ep. 61, n. 7.—Sing.' CIRCITOR, Inscr. Murat. 540, 2.—
III A pedler, Dig. 14, 3, 5, § 4.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

circĭtŏr,¹⁶ ōris, m., celui qui fait la ronde, gardien : Priap. 17, 1 || employé du service des eaux : Frontin. Aqu. 117 || sous-officier de ronde : Veg. Mil. 3, 8 || colporteur : Prisc. Gramm. 14, 34.

Latin > German (Georges)

circitor u. circumitor, ōris, m. (circueo = circumeo, der herumgeht; dah.) I) der Wächter, a) (gew. circitor) übh., in Gärten u. Fluren, Gartenhüter, Flurhüter, Priap. 17, 1. Petr. 53, 10 (wo cod. circumitore, Bücheler circuitore): bei Wasserleitungen, der Wasserschloßhüter, Frontin. aqu. 117. Corp. inscr. Lat. 6, 8749; 10, 711; 14, 3649. – b) als milit. t. t., circumitores, die Runde, Veget. mil. 3, 8. p. 84, 6 L.; spät. circitores, als eine bes. Abteilung Reiter, Veget. mil. 3, 8. p. 84, 7 L. Cod. Theod. 6, 27, 3: Sing. circitor, Corp. inscr. Lat. 3, 6292; 5, 4100 u. ö. u. Carm. epigr. 1321, 2 (wo circītor gemessen ist). – II) (Form circitor) der Hausierer, Ulp. dig. 15, 3, 5. § 5; vgl. Prisc. 14, 34: ›circitor, ὁ περιφοράριος‹.