cavator
From LSJ
τῷ οὖν τόξῳ ὄνομα βίος, ἔργον δὲ θάνατος → the bow is called life, but its work is death (Heraclitus)
Latin > English
cavator cavatoris N M :: excavator, one who hollows/digs out
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
căvātor: ōris, m. id.,
I one who hollows or excavales: CABATORES (hollowing workmen), Inscr. Orell. 4155: arborum (aves), Plin. 10, 18, 20, § 40.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
căvātŏr, ōris, m, (cavo), celui qui creuse : Plin. 10, 40 || graveur : CIL 6, 9239.
Latin > German (Georges)
cavātor, ōris, m. (cavo), der Aushöhler, a) (spät. Form cabator) von Menschen, der Graveur, Corp. inscr. Lat. 6, 9239. – b) v. Vögeln, arborum, Plin. 10, 40.
