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luctātor , ōris, m. luctor,
I.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.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (6):
    • Plautus, Pseudolus, 5.1
    • Seneca, de Beneficiis, 5.3.1
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 2, 8.7
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 12, 2.12
    • Seneca, Epistulae, 88.18
    • Ovid, Tristia, 4.6
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