fautor

fautor (uncontr. făvĭtor, Lucil. ap. Non. 110, 23; Plaut. Am. prol. 78 and 79; Cic. Planc. 1, 1, acc. to Cod. Erf.), ōris, m. [faveo], a favorer, furtherer, promoter, maintainer, patron (class.).

(α).

With gen.:

cujus ego dignitatis ab adulescentia fautor (with adjutor),

Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 11; cf. id. ib. 10, 12 fin.;

12, 25, 3: multi fautores laudis tuae,

id. Planc. 23, 55; cf.:

studiosi et fautores illius victoriae,

id. Att. 1, 16, 8:

nobilitatis,

id. Rosc. Am. 6, 16;

clamor ab utriusque fautoribus oritur,

from the partisans, Liv. 1, 48:

competitorum,

Varr. R. R. 3, 5 fin.:

regis,

Sall. J. 27, 2:

et cultor bonorum (populus),

Liv. 9, 46, 13:

inepte (i. q. inepte favens) Lucili,

Hor. S. 1, 10, 2; cf.

veterum,

id. Ep. 2, 1, 23:

omnes illi fautores illius flagitii,

Cic. Att. 1, 16, 11:

nequitiae,

Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 33.—

(β).

With dat.: favitorem tibi me, amicum, amatorem putes, Lucil. ap. Non. 110, 23: aetati facieque tuae se Fautorem ostendat, id. ap. Gell. 9, 14, 23:

cum tam multos et bonos viros ejus (Plancii) honori viderem esse favitores, etc.,

Cic. Planc. 1, 1.—

(γ).

Absol.:

virtute ambire oportet, non favitoribus: Sat habet favitorum semper, qui recte facit,

i. e. applauders, claqueurs, Plaut. Am. prol. 78 sq.; so Suet. Ner. 43; id. Tit. 8; Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 66.