indagator

indāgātor, ōris, m. [1. indago],

• one who traces out, a tracker of prey, Isid. Orig. 10 fin.: apum, one who hunts swarms of bees, Col. 9, 8, 12: aquarum, a hunter of springs (= aquilex), id. 2, 2, 20.—
• II Transf., an investigator, searcher: celatūm (for celatorum), Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 14 (236): rerum naturalium, Ser. Samm. ap. Macr. S. 2, 12, 7; Vitr. 1, 6, 6.

indāgātor, ōris, m. (indago), der Aufsucher, Aufspürer, v. Jäger, der Aufsp. des Wildes im Lager (vgl. vestigator), Varro LL. 5, 94 Sp. (Müller quas indagatur). Isid. orig. 10, 282: apium, der Aufsp. von Bienenschwärmen, Colum. 9, 8, 12: aquarum = aquilex (w. s.), Colum. 2, 2, 20. – übtr., der Erforscher, ind. celatûm (= celatorum), Plaut. trin. 241: ind. rerum naturalium, Naturforscher, Ser. Samm. bei Macr. sat. 3, 16, 7: huius disciplinae curiosus ind., Boëth. art. geom. p. 410, 2 Fr.: veteres geometricae artis indagatores subtilissimi, ibid. p. 425, 26 Fr.: aeneus gnomon indagator umbrae, Vitr. 1, 6, 6.

indagator [CL] 1 hunter, tracker. ut ~or, indagatrix, collaudator, collaudatrix, ‥ Aldh. PR 126 p. 175; sagacem ~orem nomine Duiletum sibi adjunxit qui more canum vestigia tauri sagaciter investigavit Ord. Vit. VI 10 p. 110; numerum venatorum generaliter quadripartitum, ‥ vestigatores, ~ores [gl.: enserchours], salatores, pressores Balsh. Ut. 46; nam bove ‥ mactato ‥ caput fabro, collum saltuario, lingua jurisconsulto, scapularum altera furum ~ori—is derach prisca lingua dicitur—renes duabus cum costulis carpentario, cetere chirurgo Boece 20. 2 a park-keeper. b forester. a parkare, ~or, ‥ lucarius PP; 1503 officia custodis parvi parci nostri de Fastern’ et ~oris magni parci nostri de F. Pat 593 m. 15 (cf. ib. m. 26: 1504 officia custodis parvi parci nostri de F. ac eciam officium palatoris magni parci ibidem).  b PP (v. indagarius b). 3 investigator, researcher. ut liberius divinorum fervidus existeret ~or studiorum Osb. Clar. V. Ed. Conf. 18 p. 98; sedulus naturarum ~or Neckam NR II 21 p. 142; vitam quam duxerant et quam [sic] finem fecerant, diligens in sequentibus reperiet ~or Trokelowe 111; sacrarum litterarum diligentissimus ~or Ockham Pol. III 74.

indāgātŏr, ōris, m. (indagare), ¶ 1 celui qui suit la piste : Isid. Orig. 10 || qui est à la recherche de : Col. Rust. 2, 2, 20 ; 9, 8, 12 ¶ 2 [fig.] investigateur, chercheur, scrutateur : Pl. Trin. 240 ; Vitr. Arch. 1, 6, 6.