tractator

noun3

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

   • 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. — 1987
2. •
   A person who writes tracts.
3. •
   A Tractarian.

   • Do you not see the noble standard of Christian morality , and its infinite superiority to this ? Talking of the Tractators[…] — 1842