Tractator

//tɹækˈteɪ.tə// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    In medieval commerce, the person who handles or transports merchandise on behalf of an investor; an entrepreneur. historical

    "As well as being greatly useful to tractators who wanted to go on to further voyages or to stay overseas for a longer period, it was also indispensable when a tractator fell ill or died."

  2. 2
    A person who writes tracts.
  3. 3
    A Tractarian.

    "Do you not see the noble standard of Christian morality , and its infinite superiority to this ? Talking of the Tractators[…]"

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oxford movementpuseyitetractarian

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"As well as being greatly useful to tractators who wanted to go on to further voyages or to stay overseas for a longer period, it was also indispensable when a tractator fell ill or died."

Etymology

From Latin tractātor (“manager, homilist”).

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