praedator

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σιγή ποτ' ἐστὶν αἱρετωτέρα λόγου → sometimes silence is preferable to words (Menander)

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

praedātor: ōris, m. id.,
I a plunderer, pillager.
I Lit. (class.): quos ego in eodem genere praedatorum direptorumque pono, Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 20: exercitus, praedator ex sociis, Sall. J. 44, 1.—
II Transf.
   A A hunter (poet.): praedator aprorum, Ov. M. 12, 306; Stat. Th. 4, 316.—Transf.: corporis, i. e. a ravisher, Petr. 85, 3.—*
   B A rapacious or avaricious man, Tib. 2, 3, 43.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

prædātŏr,¹² ōris, subst. et adj. m. (prædor),
1 pillard, voleur, brigand : Cic. Cat. 2, 20 ; exercitus prædator ex sociis Sall. J. 44, 1, soldats faiseurs de butin sur les alliés
2 chasseur : Stat. Th. 4, 316