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

Plutarch pushed ahead of Intrepido entering the stretch and the two dueled for most of the last quarter-mile, with Plutarch winning by three-quarters of a length in 1:37.02.

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

I’ve never seen Plutarch in such a good mood.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins