sēmĭnātor, ōris, m. [semino], an originator, producer, author (Ciceronian).
- I. Lit.: seminator et sator et parens omnium rerum (mundus), Cic. N. D. 2, 34, 86.
- II. Trop.: omnium malorum, Cic. N. D. 3, 26, 66: tamquam fallaciae seminatores, Lact. 5, 2, 17.