1. Brutus - Noun
2. Brutus - Proper noun
statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC)
Source: WordNetI picture several reviewers of my own books as passing a long future lodged between Brutus and Judas in the jaws of Satan. Stephen Jay Gould
As they spoke, the only thing I could think about was that scene from Julius Caesar where Brutus stabs him in the back. Et tu, Eric? Nicholas Sparks
The busts of twenty most illustrious families were borne in the procession, with the names of Manlius, Quinctius, and others of equal rank. But Cassius and Brutus outshone them all, from the very fact that their likenesses were not to be seen. Tacitus
For Brutus is an honorable man So are they all, all honorable men. William Shakespeare
Twenty-three dagger thrusts went home as he stood there. Caesar did not utter a sound after Casca's blow had drawn a groan from him; though some say that when he saw Marcus Brutus about to deliver the second blow, he reproached him in Greek with: "You, too, my child?" Suetonius
Watching the debate this afternoon it was apparent they loved term limits in the House as Brutus loved Caesar. Bill Moyers