captātor, ōris, m. [capto], one who eagerly reaches after, endeavors to obtain, or strives for something (rare; not in Cic.).
- I. Lit. only in Prud. στεφ. 5, 17.
- II. Trop.: aurae popularis, that courts the popular breeze, Liv. 3, 33, 7.
Esp., one who hunts after legacies, a legacy-hunter, Hor. S. 2, 5, 57; Petr. 141; Juv. 5, 98; 10, 202.