Definitions for hopliteˈhɒp laɪt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hop•liteˈhɒp laɪt(n.)
a heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece.
Category: Ancient History
Origin of hoplite:
1720–30; < Gk hoplitēs=hópl(on) piece of armor, particularly the large shield +-ītēs -ite1
Wiktionary
hoplite(Noun)
A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece.
Origin: From ‘heavily armed foot-soldier’, from ‘arms, armor, weapon’. Compare Latin hoplomachus ‘gladiator’.
Webster Dictionary
Hoplite(noun)
a heavy-armed infantry soldier
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