πωλ-ητής,οῦ,ὁ, prop.
A. seller, Plu. Galb. 24 : but,
2. at Athens and elsewhere,officials who farmed out taxes and other revenues, sold confiscated property, andentered into contracts for public works,
IG 12.36.7 , al., Antipho 6.49 , Arist. Ath. 7.3 , 47.2 ; also at Rhodes, SIG 581.97
(ii B.C.);τοὶ π. μισθωσάντω ἀναγράψαι τὸ ψάφισμαib. 398.49 (Cos,iii B.C.); they alsosold up the meticswho failed to pay their tax, D. 25.58 .
3. at Epidamnus, an officialwho regulated commercial dealingswith the neighbouring barbarians, Plu. 2.297f .