noun · masculinethird declension
aeruscātor
aeruscātor m (genitive aeruscātōris)
Classical[ae̯.rʊsˈkaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[e.rusˈkaː.tor]
Meaning
- A person who roams a country, obtaining his living by exhibiting trickery; itinerant juggler or entertainer.
- a beggar
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aeruscātor | aeruscātōrēs |
| genitive | aeruscātōris | aeruscātōrum |
| dative | aeruscātōrī | aeruscātōribus |
| accusative | aeruscātōrem | aeruscātōrēs |
| ablative | aeruscātōre | aeruscātōribus |
| vocative | aeruscātor | aeruscātōrēs |
aeruscātor, ōris, m. (aerusco],
I. one who roves about the country, and obtains his living by exhibiting sleight-of-hand tricks; an itinerant juggler, Gell. 14, 1, 2.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin aeruscātor From aeruscō (“play the juggler; beg”) + -tor.