trapezita

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

trăpēzīta (tarpez-, tarpess-), ae, m., = τραπεζίτης,

a money - changer , banker (cf. argentarius), Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 90; 2, 3, 89; id. Curc. 2, 3, 66; 4, 4, 3; id. Ep. 1, 2, 40; id. Trin. 2, 4, 23.