I. A copier, imitator (poet. and very rare): “excitat artificem simulatoremque figurae Morphea,” Ov. M. 11, 634: “humani qualis simulator simius oris,” Claud. in Eutr. 1, 303.—
II. A feigner, pretender, counterfeit, hypocrite, simulator, etc. (the class. signif. of the word).
(α).
With gen.: “animus cujus rei libet simulator ac dissimulator,” Sall. C. 5, 4: “segnitiae,” Tac. A. 14, 57: “belli,” Luc. 4, 722.—
(β).
Absol.: in omni oratione simulatorem, quem εἴρωνα Graeci nominarunt, Socratem accepimus, * Cic. Off. 1, 30, 108: “benevolus et simulator,” Q. Cic. Pet. Cons. 10, 39: “callidus et simulator,” Tac. A. 13, 47.
