noun · masculinethird declension
cautor
cautor m (genitive cautōris)
Meaning
- masculinea person who is wary
- masculinea person who stands bail
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cautor | cautōrēs |
| genitive | cautōris | cautōrum |
| dative | cautōrī | cautōribus |
| accusative | cautōrem | cautōrēs |
| ablative | cautōre | cautōribus |
| vocative | cautor | cautōrēs |
cautor, ōris, m. caveo. *
I. One who is on his guard or is wary, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 6.—
II. One who is surety or bail for any one, Cic. Sest. 7, 15.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cautor ōris, m
caveo, an insurer, averter: alieni periculi.