praecursor
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
praecursor: ōris, m. id.,
I one who runs before.
I A forerunner, precursor, of a servant, Plin. Pan. 76 fin.; one who precedes on the same path, Lact. 6, 7, 3.— Esp., the forerunner of Christ, John the Baptist, Aug. Tract. in Johan. 4, 6; 4, 8.—
II Trop.: flos praecursor indolis bonae, Nazar. Pan. Const. 3 med.—
III In milit. lang., an advanced guard, vanguard, Liv. 26, 17 fin.—
B Transf., a scout, spy (cf.: emissarius, speculator), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 41, § 108. >
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
præcursŏr,¹⁵ ōris, m.,
1 celui qui court devant, qui précède : Plin. Min. Pan. 76, 7
2 éclaireur : Liv. 26, 17, 16 || [fig.] fourrier, émissaire, agent : Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 108 || le Précurseur (saint Jean-Baptiste) : Aug. Ep. Joann. 4, 6 ; 4, 8.