I.a thrower, caster, hurler.
I. In gen.: “Enceladus jaculator audax (truncorum),” Hor. C. 3, 4, 55: “fulminis,” Stat. Th. 12, 562; Arn. 4, 22: “missis a rege Boccho jaculatoribus,” Sen. Brev. Vit. 13, 6.—
II. In partic.
A. A thrower of the dart or javelin (a sort of light-armed soldier, who carried only a dart or javelin): “jaculatorum manus,” Liv. 36, 18; 21, 21 al. —
B. A caster of the net, a fisherman, Plaut. ap. Isid. Orig. 19, 5, 2.—