English Explanatory Dictionary

peltast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of light infantry unit in Ancient Greece who often served as skirmishers.

Word forms

peltast peltasts

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πελταστής (peltastḗs).

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