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luctator

luctator, a wrestler

luctātor, ōris, m. [luctor], 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 (1250).

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