captator
Pronunciation: [kapˈtaː.tɔr]
“captator” is a Latin word. Its meaning in English:
noun
- legacy hunter, grabber (a man who practically made his career by obsequiously bootlicking/brown-nosing wealthy patrons with the goal of receiving the inheritance of a patron and not have to work subsequently)
Etymology
Derived from captō + -tor
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