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In a previous question, I asked how to make an agent noun from volo, with the intended verb volare. In the comments, it was mentioned that volo is also a form of the irregular verb, velle.
Is there an existing agent noun for that verb, and if not, how would you make one from it?
Two existing nouns with somewhat similar meaning are voluntarius and volo, volonis, both of which have meanings that can be glossed as “volunteer”. Nouns formed with the suffixes -arius and -o sometimes have definitions approximating those of agent nouns.
As for a neologistic -tor noun built on velle, the future participle voliturus mentioned by L&S and the Medieval Latin abstract noun volitio make the form “volitor” seem the most likely.
As per cmw♦'s comment, it's also a good idea to remember the present participle volens, which L&S explicitly says " = is qui vult, in the different meanings".
