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percussor , ōris, m. id.,
I.a striker, stabber, shooter.
I. In gen. (post-Aug.): “leo vulneratus percussorem novit,Plin. 8, 16, 19, § 51.—
II. In partic., a murderer, assassin, bandit (class.; “syn.: sicarius, interfector),Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 74; Just. 14, 6, 9; Tac. A. 2, 31: “subornatus alicui,Suet. Ner. 34; id. Caes. 83; Juv. 8, 173: “nocturnus,Petr. 9.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Cicero, Philippics, 2.29.74
    • Tacitus, Annales, 2.31
    • Suetonius, Divus Julius, 83
    • Suetonius, Nero, 34
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 8.51
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