‖ salutator Hist.
(sæljʊˈteɪtə(r))
[eccl. L., use of L. salūtātor one who salutes, agent-n. f. salūtāre to salute.]
The designation given to a class of persons in Spain who professed to work miraculous cures in the name of St. Catherine. See also saludador, saluter.
| 1668–72 M. Casaubon On Credulity & Incred. 147 The Salutators of Spain. |