debellator
λόγος γέ τοί τις ἔστι τῶν γεραιτέρων, ὅσ' ἂν ἀνόητ' ἢ µῶρα βουλευσώµεθα, ἅπαντ' ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον ἡµῖν ξυµφέρειν → there is in fact a saying among the elders, that whatever thoughtless, stupid decisions we make, they all turn out for the best for us
Latin > English
debellator debellatoris N M :: conqueror; subduer
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dēbellātor: ōris, m. debello,
I a conqueror, subduer (rare; mostly poet.): ferarum, * Verg. A. 7, 651; * Stat. Th. 9, 545: Vespasianus Judaeorum debellator, Tert. Apol. 5: durus, Vulg. Sap. 18, 15.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dēbellātŏr,¹⁶ ōris, m. (debello), vainqueur : Virg. En. 7, 651 ; Stat. Th. 9, 545.
Latin > German (Georges)
dēbellātor, ōris, m. (debello), der Besieger, Überwinder, eig. u. übtr., Verg. Aen. 7, 651. Stat. Theb. 9, 545. Claud. IV. cons. Hon. 28. Tert. apol. 5. Vulg. sap. 18, 15: deb. erroris, Cassiod. in psalm. 1. p. 11, b (ed. Garet).
