noun · masculinethird declension
bovīnātor
bovīnātor m (genitive bovīnātōris)
Meaning
- troublemaker, one who causes an uproar
- synonym of tergiversātor, evader, one attempting to evade, especially through noise and bluster, from handling cattle
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bovīnātor | bovīnātōrēs |
| genitive | bovīnātōris | bovīnātōrum |
| dative | bovīnātōrī | bovīnātōribus |
| accusative | bovīnātōrem | bovīnātōrēs |
| ablative | bovīnātōre | bovīnātōribus |
| vocative | bovīnātor | bovīnātōrēs |
bŏvīnātor, ōris, m. bovinor.
I. A brawler, blusterer, reviler, acc. to the Gloss.: bovinatores θορυβοποιοί, θρύλλον ποιοῦντες ἠ ταραχήν; v. bovinor.—
II. = tergiversator, one who seeks evasions (the figure drawn perh. from the holding back of draught cattle), Lucil. ap. Gell. 11, 7, 9; cf. Non. p. 79, 26.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin bovīnātor From bovīnor + -tor.