Hoplite Definition

hŏplīt
hoplites
noun
A heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece.
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Other Word Forms of Hoplite

Noun

Singular:
hoplite
Plural:
hoplites

Origin of Hoplite

  • From Ancient Greek ὁπλίτης (hoplitēs, “heavily armed foot-soldier”), from ὅπλον (hoplon, “arms, armor, weapon”) (from which English hopl-). Compare Latin hoplomachus (“gladiator”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Greek hoplītēs from hoplon armor

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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