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jaculator|ˈdʒækjʊleɪtə(r)|
[a. L. jaculātor, agent-n. from jaculārī to jaculate: cf. F. jaculateur (16th c. in Godef.).]
1. One who throws or hurls; a thrower of the dart or javelin. rare.
1796Mod. Gulliver Pref. 4 The serpent would..have spent its venom on the breast of the..malicious jaculator. 1804T. Taylor Plato's Wks. V. 136 This same mean person, like a skilful jaculator, will hurl a sentence worthy of attention.
2. A fish (Toxotes jaculator) which has the power of shooting a drop of water at insects that come near it; = archer 5. Also jaculator fish.
1763Schlosser in Phil. Trans. LIV. 89 Governor Hommel gives the following account of the Jaculator or shooting fish. 1773Gentl. Mag. XLIII. 220. 1897 Alden's Juvenile Gem (N.Y.) Mar. 79/1 The jaculator fish,..in the lakes of Java, uses its mouth as a squirtgun and is a good marksman. |