noun · masculinethird declension
excursor
excursor m (genitive excursōris)
Classical[ɛkˈskʊr.sɔr]Ecclesiastical[ekˈskur.sor]
Meaning
- masculineskirmisher, scout, spy
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | excursor | excursōrēs |
| genitive | excursōris | excursōrum |
| dative | excursōrī | excursōribus |
| accusative | excursōrem | excursōrēs |
| ablative | excursōre | excursōribus |
| vocative | excursor | excursōrēs |
excursor, ōris, m. excurro, I. A. b..
I. A skirmisher, scout, spy:
paratissimus pro nobis, Val. Max. 7, 3, 7: istius excursor et emissarius, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 8, § 22.—B. Transf.: excursores venti habentur, qui directo spiritu proflant, App. de Mundo, p. 62, 20 (p. 259 Bip.).—
II. In gen., i. q. cursor, Inscr. ap. Don. 315, 7.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
excursor ōris, m
1 CEL-, a skirmisher, scout, spy : istius.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin excursor From excurrō + -tor.