hoplite

[ hop-lahyt ]

/ ˈhɒp laɪt /

a heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece.

Origin of hoplite

1720–30; < Greek hoplī́tēs, equivalent to hópl(on) piece of armor, particularly the large shield + -ītēs -ite¹

hop·lit·ic

[hop-lit-ik] /hɒpˈlɪt ɪk/, adjective

Now Artybios was riding a horse which had been trained to rear up against a hoplite.

The History Of Herodotus |Herodotus
A horseman fully armed is thrusting his spear into the body of his fallen foe—a hoplite.

Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science, No. 23, February, 1873, Vol. XI. No. 23. |Various
A horseman fully armed is thrusting his spear into the body of his fallen foe,—a hoplite.

With the World's Great Travellers, Volume IV |Various
Of the two figures in the chariot of slab xxiv., nothing now remains but part of the shield and left arm of the hoplite 58.

A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) |A. H. Smith

Thirdly, if Draco had instituted a hoplite census, Solon would not have substituted citizenship by birth.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 |Various

hoplite

/ (ˈhɒplaɪt) /

(in ancient Greece) a heavily armed infantryman

hoplitic (hɒpˈlɪtɪk), adjective

C18: from Greek hoplitēs, from hoplon weapon, from hepein to prepare