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hortator

hortator · m

an inciter

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 32 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

1. hortātor — Lewis & Short

hortātor, ōris, m.id.,

I an inciter, encourager, exhorter (class.; cf.: monitor, impulsor, admonitor): cum ejus studii tibi et hortator et magister esset domi, Cic. de Or. 1, 55, 234: studiorum, Quint. 10, 3, 23: scelerum, Verg. A. 6, 529; Ov. M. 13, 45: isto hortatore, auctore, intercessore, Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 110: hortatore non egetis, id. Phil. 11, 2, 3: hortatore bono, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 363 Müll. (Ann. v. 471 Vahl.): quasi in mari Solet hortator remiges hortarier, Plaut. Merc. 4, 2, 5; cf.: requiemque modumque Voce dabat remis, animorum hortator Epopeus, Ov. M. 3, 619.

2. Hortātor — Lewis & Short

Hortātor, ōris, m.id.,

I a Roman surname, Liv. 8, 15.

In the wild

6 of 44 attestations shown.

Where it came from

  • Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. hortator (scan p. 514; entry #8413).

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