lignārĭus, a, um, adj. [lignum],
I of or belonging to wood, wood- : negotiatio, timbertrade , Capitol. Pert. 1: lima, Scrib. Comp. 141: artifex, a worker in wood , Vulg. Isa. 44, 13.—
II Subst.: lignārĭus , i, m.
A A worker in wood, a carpenter, joiner , Pall. 1, 6, 2.—Perh. hence,
2 Inter lignarios, a place in Rome before the Porta Trigemina, perh. Joiners'-street, Timber-street , Liv. 35, 41 fin. (acc. to others, timber-market ).—
B A slave whose office it was to carry wood (to a temple), a wood-carrier : Josue Gabionitas in aquarios lignariosque damnavit, Hier. Ep. 108, 8.—
C A wood-cutter, woodman : lignarius ξυλοκόπος, ὁ κόπτων ξύλα, Gloss. Lat. Gr.