mercedarius

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

mercēdārĭus, ii, m. [merces],

he who pays wages : ostende mercedarios tuos, Sen. Contr. 5, 33, 5 and 25; cf. Gloss. Isid. s. v., ‡ 1. mercedonius.