indagator
From LSJ
ἡ κέρκος τῇ ἀλώπεκι μαρτυρεῖ → you can tell a fox by its tail, small traits give the clue to the character of a person
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
indāgātor: ōris, m. id.,
I one who traces out, a tracker of prey, Isid. Orig. 10 fin.: apum, one who hunts swarms of bees, Col. 9, 8, 12: aquarum, a hunter of springs (= aquilex), id. 2, 2, 20.—
II Transf., an investigator, searcher: celatūm (for celatorum), Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 14: rerum naturalium, Ser. Samm. ap. Macr. S. 2, 12, 7; Vitr. 1, 6, 6.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
indāgātŏr, ōris, m. (indagare),
1 celui qui suit la piste : Isid. Orig. 10
