Definitions for hoplite

hoplite hop·lite

Spelling: [hop-lahyt]
IPA: /ˈhɒp laɪt/

Hoplite is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 189 anagrams from letters in hoplite (ehilopt).

Definitions for hoplite

noun

  1. 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

Examples for hoplite

A horseman fully armed is thrusting his spear into the body of his fallen foe,—a hoplite.

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 horseman fully armed is thrusting his spear into the body of his fallen foe—a hoplite.

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

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

Word Value for hoplite
Scrable

12

Words with friends

13

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