noun

plăgĭārĭus

gen. plăgĭārii · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

A torturer; plunderer •

A torturer, oppressor, plunderer (class.): Licinium plagiarium cum suo pullo milvino tributa exigere, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 2, § 6: inter avaros, circumscriptores, latrones, plagiarios unum esse cui noceri non possit, Sen. Tranq. 8, 4.—

a man-stealer; kidnapper

Esp., a man-stealer, kidnapper (post-Aug.), Dig. 21, 1, 17; 47, 2, 49; 53; 48, 15, 1; Callistr. Ib. 6; Vulg. 1 Tim. 1, 10.—

a literary thief; plagiarist by extension

Transf., a literary thief, plagiarist (one who pretends to be the author of another's book), Mart. 1, 53, 9.

Perseus ID: n36524 Key: plagiarius