perscrutator

perscrūtātor, ōris, m. [perscrutor],

• a thorough searcher, an examiner, investigator (post-class.): talium rerum, Capitol. Max. 1 (al. persecutor); Veg. Mil. 3, 3 (al. prosecutores); Cassiod. Var. 2, 15.

perscrūtātor, ōris, m. (perscrutor), der Durchstöberer, Durchsucher, Hydruntini maris (des Meeres bei Otranto in Kalabrien), v. Perlenfischer, Cassiod. var. 1, 2, 2. – übtr., der Erforscher, Ergründer, Hieron. in Galat. 2 in. Augustin. c. Faust. 3, 3 u. in Ioann. tract. 44, 3: sedulus, Cassiod. var. 2, 15, 4. – ➳ Capit. Maximin. 27, 7 Peter persecutor; Veget. mil. 3, 3. p. 70, 1 Lang² prosecutores.

perscrutator [LL] , examiner, searcher, investigator, enquirer; b (of dishonest or defective craftsmanship). te ~orem conscientiarum nostrarum scimus Alcuin Liturg. 453D; haec tu, intime coelestium arcanorum ~or, audire patuisti Osb. V. Dunst. 40 p. 119; sepe pius invenit pulsator quod temerarius non meretur ~or Ad. Scot Serm. 129A; naturalis historie diligens ~or Gir. EH II 32 p. 381; s1253 scripturarum sedulus ~or diversarum M. Par. Maj. V 407; omnes ~ores finis mundi, etiam licet essent sancti, fallebantur in conjectura sua Harclay Qu. 1. 68.  b facto scrutinio de ‥ falsis capellis, ‥ ~ores duxerunt hic in Gihalda ‥ quedam capella MGL III 433; c1416 duos ~ores artis, dictos sercheours ad scrutandum defectus tannatorum Doc. Bev. 116.

perscrūtātŏr, ōris, m. , investigateur : Aug. Faust. 3, 3 ; Cassiod. Var. 2, 15.