insidiator

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

insĭdĭātor, ōris, m. [insidior],

I a soldier lying in ambush , Hirt. B. G. 8, 18.—

II Transf., one who lies in wait , a lurker , waylayer (rare but class.): viae, Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 27: in foro collocatur, id. Mil. 7, 19: imperii, Nep. Reg. 2.

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