illicitator

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

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

illĭcĭtātor: (inl-), ōris, m. in-licito,
I one who bids at an auction to make others bid higher, a sham-bidder, mock-purchaser: non illicitatorem venditor, non, qui contra liceatur, emptor apponet, Cic. Off. 3, 15, 61; cf.: nunc quoniam tuum pretium novi, il. licitatorem potius ponam quam illud minoris veneat, id. Fam. 7, 2, 1 (explained, Paul. ex Fest. p. 113: illicitator emptor, erroneously).

illĭcĭtātŏr¹⁶ (inl-), ōris, m., enchérisseur : Cic. Off. 3, 61 ; Fam. 7, 2, 1.