descriptor
μέγα γὰρ τὸ τῆς θαλάσσης κράτος → great is the power of the country that controls the sea, control of the sea is a great thing, the dominion of the sea is a great matter, the rule of the sea is a great matter, the rule of the sea is indeed a great matter, control of the sea is a paramount advantage
Latin > English
descriptor descriptoris N M :: describer, delineator
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dēscriptor: ōris, m. describo,
I a describer, delineator: morum, Lact. 5, 9, 19: descriptores gentium, ethnographers, Amm. 23, 6, 1.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dēscrīptŏr, ōris, m. (describo), celui qui décrit, qui dépeint : descriptor gentium Amm. 23, 6, 1, ethnographe.
Latin > German (Georges)
dēscrīptor, ōris, m. (describo), der Beschreiber, Schilderer, morum vitiorumque publicorum d. verissimus, Sittenmaler, Lact. 5, 9, 19: descriptores gentium, Ethnographen, Amm. 23, 6, 1.
