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jăcŭlābĭlis, e, adj. [jaculor], that may be thrown or hurled: telum, Ov. M. 7, 680: pondus, Stat. Th. 6, 658.

* jăcŭlāmentum, i, n. [jaculor], a missive weapon, missile, Non. 556, 24.

jăcŭlātĭo, ōnis, f. [jaculor], a throwing, casting, hurling.

  1. I. Lit.: fulminatio est jaculatio cum ictu, Sen. Q. N. 2, 12, 1: equestris, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 162: fulgoris, App. de Mundo, p. 64, 22.
  2. II. Trop.: in hac veluti jaculatione verborum, Quint. 6, 3, 43.

jăcŭlātor, ōris, m. [jaculor], a thrower, caster, hurler.

  1. I. In gen.: Enceladus jaculator audax (truncorum), Hor. C. 3, 4, 55: fulminis, Stat. Th. 12, 562; Arn. 4, 22: missis a rege Boccho jaculatoribus, Sen. Brev. Vit. 13, 6.
  2. II. In partic.
    1. A. A thrower of the dart or javelin (a sort of light-armed soldier, who carried only a dart or javelin): jaculatorum manus, Liv. 36, 18; 21, 21 al.
    2. B. A caster of the net, a fisherman, Plaut. ap. Isid. Orig. 19, 5, 2.
  3. III. Trop., an accuser: felix orator quoque maximus et jaculator, Juv. 7, 193.

jăcŭlātōrĭus, a, um, adj. [jaculator], of or for throwing or shooting: campus, where the exercise of throwing the javelin is practised, Dig. 9, 2, 9 fin.
Transf.: preces, Hier. Ep. 120.

jăcŭlātrix, īcis, f. [jaculator], she that hurls; the huntress, an epithet of Diana, Ov. M. 5, 375; id. F. 2, 155; id. H. 20, 229.

jăcŭlātus, ūs, m. [jaculor], a throwing, hurling, Tert. Spect. 18.