luctator

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Latin > English

luctator luctatoris N M :: wrestler

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

luctātor: ōris, m. luctor,
I a wrestler.
I Lit.: fortior in fulva novus est luctator arena, Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 31: luctator ter abjectus perdidit palmam, Sen. Ben. 5, 3, 1; id. Ep. 88, 18; Quint. 2, 8, 7; 12, 2, 12.—
   B Esp. a wrestler represented in art: Naucerus luctatorem anhelantem fecit, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 80; 35, 11, 40, § 130.—
II Transf.: (vinum) pedes captat primum, luctator dolosus est, a treacherous foe, in allusion to the wrestler, who strove to grasp his opponent's feet, Plaut. Ps. 5, 1, 5.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

luctātŏr,¹⁴ ōris, m. (luctor), lutteur : Plin. 34, 80 ; Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 31 ; Sen. Ben. 5, 3, 1.

Latin > German (Georges)

luctātor, ōris, m. (luctor), der Ringer als Kämpfer, Ov., Sen. u. Gell.: die Ringer der Griechen suchten sich besonders bei den Füßen zu fassen (da der Leib durch Bestreichen mit der Ringersalbe aus Öl u. Wachs glatt gemacht war), dah. scherzh. vom Weine, pedes captat primum; luctator dolosust, Plaut. Pseud. 1251.