English Explanatory Dictionary

discobolus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A discus thrower.
  2. A statue of a discus thrower.

Word forms

discobolus discoboli

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δισκοβόλος (diskobólos, “discus thrower”), from δίσκος (dískos, “discus”) + βάλλω (bállō, “throw”).

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