machinator
machinator, a contriver, designer, engineer, architect
māchĭnātor, ōris, m. [machinor], a maker of machines, a machinist, an engineer, architect (class.).
- I Lit., of Archimedes: inventor ac machinator bellicorum tormentorum, Liv. 24, 34: machinatores, qui pegmata per se surgentia excogitant, Sen. Ep. 88, 19: magistri et machinatores quibus ingenium et audacia erat, Tac. A. 15, 42: deus rerum omnium machinator fecit hominem, maker, creator, Lact. 2, 11. —
- II Trop., a contriver, inventor: harum omnium rerum machinatores, Cic. Agr. 1, 5, 16: omnium architectus et machinator, id. Rosc. Am. 45, 132: horum omnium scelerum improbissimus machinator, id. Cat. 3, 3, 6: doli, Tac. A. 1, 10: auctor et machinator accusationis, Ap. Apol. p. 274, 22.
māchinātor, ōris, m. (machinor), I) der Maschinenbauer, Maschinist, Ingenieur, Baumeister, tormentorum, Liv.: absol., Sen.: u. magistris et machinatoribus Severo et Celere, unter Aufsicht u. nach Angabe des S. u. C., Tac. – II) übtr., der gleichs. die Maschinen zu etw. Schlechtem in Bewegung setzt, Anstifter, Urheber, omnium architectus et machinator, Bewerkstelliger u. Anstifter, Cic.: huius belli, Liv.: auctor et mach. malorum, Lact.: scelerum inventor et malorum mach., Lact.: horum omnium scelerum improbissimus mach., Cic.
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furti illius ‥ principalis auctor, ~or et protractor, excogitator et doctor ille magister erat
māchĭnātŏr, (13) ōris, m. (machinor), ¶ 1 mécanicien, inventeur ou fabricant dʼune machine : Liv. 24, 34 ; Sen. Ep. 89, 19 || architecte, ingénieur : Tac. Ann. 15, 42 ¶ 2 [fig.] machinateur, artisan de [ordt en mauv. part] : Cic. Agr. 1, 16 ; Amer. 132 ; Cat. 3, 6 ; Tac. Ann. 1, 10.
- 1. machinebouwer, bouwmeester [bellicorum tormentorum]; ➤ machinatore alqo onder de bouwkundige leiding v. iem.; machinatores qui pegmata per se surgentia excogitant;
- 2. (metaf.) aanstichter, veroorzaker [scelerum; belli]; ➤ omnium architectus et ~ bedenker en bewerker v. alles.
māchinātor ōris, m
- machinor, a contriver, designer, engineer, architect: tormentorum, L.— Fig., a contriver, inventor: rerum: scelerum.