noun · masculinethird declension
praegustātor
praegustātor m (genitive praegustātōris)
Meaning
- taster (of food before it is brought to table)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | praegustātor | praegustātōrēs |
| genitive | praegustātōris | praegustātōrum |
| dative | praegustātōrī | praegustātōribus |
| accusative | praegustātōrem | praegustātōrēs |
| ablative | praegustātōre | praegustātōribus |
| vocative | praegustātor | praegustātōrēs |
praegustātor, ōris, m. praegusto, one who tastes the meats and drinks before they are served at the table of a prince,
I. a foretaster, taster, cup-bearer.
I. Lit., Suet. Claud. 44:
DIVI AVGVSTI, Inscr. Grut. 602, 4; so ib. 582.—With private persons, Inscr. Grut. 626, 2.—II. Trop.:
praegustator libidinum tuarum, Cic. Dom. 10, 25: in omnibus nuptiis praegustator, Lact. Mort. Pers. 38, 4.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
praegustātor ōris, m
praegusto, a foretaster, cup-bearer .—Fig.: libidinum tuarum.