Plutarch

American  

[ploo-tahrk] / ˈplu tɑrk /

noun

1. a.d. c46–c120, Greek biographer.

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Plutarch British  

/ ˈpluːtɑːk /

noun

1. ?46–?120 _ad , Greek biographer and philosopher, noted for his Parallel Lives of distinguished Greeks and Romans

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Plutarch Cultural  

1. An ancient Greek biographer noted for his ethical insights. He evaluated the character and conduct of many Greek and Roman rulers in his major work, popularly known as Plutarch's Lives.

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Example Sentences

Though Plutarch doesn’t say how impressed the helmsman was with this remark, it did get the ships out to sea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Pyrrhus, according to Plutarch, anticipated what was to come as he returned to Epirus: “What a battlefield we are leaving to the Carthaginians and the Romans.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Whether Baffert has another Derby winner in Plutarch won’t be known for 12 weeks, but the colt certainly has the bloodlines.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

Pliny the Elder, Plutarch, and others wrote about black henbane, along with its closely related but less potent relatives, white and yellow henbane.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 7, 2024

“You didn’t have a choice. And even if I could’ve made Plutarch stay and rescue him that night, the whole hovercraft would’ve gone down. We barely got out as it was.”

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins