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rŏgātor , ōris, m. rogo.
I. In publicists' lang., *
A. One who proposes a law to the people, the proposer of a law, presenter of a bill: legum, Lucil. ap. Non. 383, 14 (v. infra, II. A.). —
B. An officer in the voting comitia who asked the people for their votes, a collector of votes, a polling-clerk, Cic. N. D. 2, 4, 11: “justus comitiorum rogator,” id. Div. 1, 17, 33; 2, 35, 74: “vos rogatores, vos diribitores, vos custodes fuisse tabularum,” id. Pis. 15, 36.—
II. Transf., in gen., *
A. One who makes a proposal, a proposer (in allusion to the signif. I. A.): “haec epistula non suasoris est sed rogatoris,” Cic. Att. 16, 16, B, 9. —
B. A beggar, mendicant, Mart. 4, 30, 13; 10, 5, 4.
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 (4):
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 16.16
    • Cicero, Against Piso, 15.36
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 2.4
    • Cicero, De Divinatione, 1.17
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