portator

portātor, ōris, m. (porto), der Träger, tabellarum, Briefträger, Isid. orig. 9, 4, 27 (als Erklärung von tabellio): v. Lebl., calices Christi sanguinis portatores, Optat. de schism. Donat. 6, 2: außerdem absol., Augustin. serm. 242, 10. Prob. inst. art. no. 810. p. 181, 25 K. Gramm. Vatic. 5, 315.

portator [LL] , one who carries, transports, or delivers, carrier, bearer; b (w. burden in gen.). c (~or armorum) bearer of arms. d (fig.). hoc opus, hoc crudum rapuit portator ab igne Alcuin Carm. 76. 1. 27; in vena Virginis brevi sed regia / portatur portator qui portat omnia Walt. Wimb. Carm. 111; pro trunco quem ~ores extra domum portaverunt Leg. Ant. Lond. 239; a portoure, bajulus, ~or CathA.  b videre mihi videor Salomonem sollicite anhelantem circa templi edificium, Hiram ministrantem ligna, operosius edificio insistentes latomos, cementarios, biblios et onerum ~ores P. Blois Ep. 104. 327C; 1251 mandatum est ‥ duobus vallettis ~oribus austurcorum regis Cl 402; portator capitis Dionysius innuit intus / se portasse Deum, se placuisse Deo Garl. Tri. Eccl. 77; et chorus antiquus portator luminis; nēque / sublevita sequensque simul levita Id. Myst. Eccl. 488; hii Caleph et Josue sunt exploratores / illius melliflue terre laudatores, / isti sunt continue botri portatores / fideles precipue Christi zelatores Peckham Def. Mend. 267; per presencium ~orem Reg. Brev. Orig. f. 264; ~ores [v. l. portitores] literarum Plusc. X 17 p. 342.  c sclactarius, ~or armorum GlC S 202; c1516 fornicarius, latro, noctivagus percutiens aliquem, ~or armorum StatOx 333.  d vos estis catholice legis portatores Ps.-Map 45.

portātŏr, ōris, m. (porto), porteur [de lettres] : Isid. Orig. 9, 4, 27.