noun · masculinethird declension
conquīsītor
conquīsītor m (genitive conquīsītōris)
Meaning
- recruiting officer, recruiter
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | conquīsītor | conquīsītōrēs |
| genitive | conquīsītōris | conquīsītōrum |
| dative | conquīsītōrī | conquīsītōribus |
| accusative | conquīsītōrem | conquīsītōrēs |
| ablative | conquīsītōre | conquīsītōribus |
| vocative | conquīsītor | conquīsītōrēs |
conquīsītor (access. form in Plaut. conquistor; or, acc. to Lachm., con-quaestor), ōris, m. id..
I. Milit. t. t., a recruiting officer, Cic. Mil. 25, 67; id. Att. 7, 21, 1; Liv. 21, 11, 13; 30, 7, 10; Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 80.—
II. In a theatre, a claqueur, Plaut. Am. prol. 65 and 82.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
conquīsītor ōris, m
conquiro, a recruiting officer, press-captain, C.: retentis conquisitoribus, L.