conquisitores

CONQUISITO´RESpersons employed to go about the country and impress soldiers when there was a difficulty in completing a levy. (Liv. 21.11, 113; 21.21-Z2, 13; 23.32-Z2, 19; Cic. pro Mil. 25, 67; ad Att. 7.21, 1; Hirt. B. Alex. 2; cf. Plaut. Merc. 3.4, 80.) Sometimes commissioners were appointed by a decree of the senate for the purpose of making a conquisitio. (Liv. 25.5, 9.)

Recruiting sergeants who were employed to go about the country, enlisting or impressing soldiers for the Roman army. See Liv. xxi. 11, 113; Pro Mil. 25, 67.