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prō-pugnātor, ōris, m. [propugno], one who fights in defence of a place, a defender, soldier (class.).
- I. Lit.: classis inops propter dimissionem propugnatorum, of the marines, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 33, § 86: a propugnatoribus relictus locus, Caes. B. G. 7, 25: nudati propugnatoribus muri, Tac. A. 13, 39; Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 22; Nep. Eum. 3, 3; Amm. 20, 6, 1.
- II. Trop., a defender, maintainer, champion: paterni juris defensor, et quasi patrimonii propugnator sui, Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 244: senatūs, id. Mil. 7, 16: fortunarum mearum, id. Red. in Sen. 15, 37: sceleris, Just. 8, 2, 10: tribuno plebis auctorem se propugnatoremque praestitit, Suet. Caes. 16.
An epithet of Jupiter, Inscr. Grut. 300, 2.
prō-pugno, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a.
- I. To rush out to fight, go forth to fight, to make sallies or sorties: ipsi ex silvis rari propugnabant, Caes. B. G. 5, 9; cf. id. ib. 2. 7; id. B. C. 2, 8.
- II. To fight or contend for, to defend a thing (class.; syn.: tutor, defendo).
- A. Lit.: uno tempore propugnare et munire, Caes. B. C. 3, 45: pro suo partu, Cic. Tusc. 5, 27, 79: multos e muris propugnantes hastā transfixit, Curt. 4, 4, 11.
- (β) With dat. (post-class.): propugnare fratri, App. M. 9, p. 234, 28: puero misello, id. ib. 7, p. 200, 13.
- B. Trop.: pro aequitate, Cic. Off. 1, 19, 62: pro salute, id. Fam. 11, 16, 2.
With acc. (post-Aug.), to defend: absentiam suam, Suet. Caes. 23: dum quae libidine deliquerant, ambitu propugnant, Tac. A. 13, 31 fin.; 15, 13: pectora parmā, Stat. Th. 2. 584; 4, 110.