noun
illĭcĭtātor
Meaning
- one who bids at an auction to make others bid higher
illĭcĭtātor (inl-), ōris, m. in-licito,
I. one who bids at an auction to make others bid higher, a sham-bidder, mock-purchaser:
non illicitatorem venditor, non, qui contra liceatur, emptor apponet, Cic. Off. 3, 15, 61; cf.: nunc quoniam tuum pretium novi, il. licitatorem potius ponam quam illud minoris veneat, id. Fam. 7, 2, 1 (explained, Paul. ex Fest. p. 113: illicitator emptor, erroneously).