Hoplite Definition
hŏplīt
hoplites
noun
A heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Hoplite
Noun
Singular:
hoplite
Plural:
hoplitesOrigin of Hoplite
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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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