doryphoros

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noun

A spear-bearing soldier (nowadays, a statue of a man holding a spear, or appearing to do so).

OriginLatin doryphoros ← Ancient Greek [Term?] →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

noundoryphoros (plural doryphoroi)

plural doryphoroi

  1. historicalartA spear-bearing soldier (nowadays, a statue of a man holding a spear, or appearing to do so).

Origin

  1. Ancient Greek[Term?]
  2. Latindoryphoros
  3. Englishdoryphoros

From Latin doryphoros, from Ancient Greek [Term?], literally "spear-bearing".

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APA

doryphoros. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doryphoros

MLA

“doryphoros.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doryphoros. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doryphoros,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doryphoros.

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