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circitor

circĭtor (or circuĭtor, Petr. 53, 10), ōris, m. [for circumitor, from circumeo, lit. one who goes around, hence],
  • A watchman (of gardens, buildings, etc.; post-class.), Auct. Priap. 16, 1, Front. Aquaed. 117; Petr. l.l.—
  • II In milit. lang., plur., those who go the rounds and visit the posts of sentinels, patrols, Veg. Mil. 3, 8; Hier. Ep. 61, n. 7.—Sing.: CIRCITOR, Inscr. Murat. 540, 2.—
  • III A pedler, Dig. 14, 3, 5, § 4.

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