# doryphoros

> English word · Noun

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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