I.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,” App. Mag. p. 274, 22.