spearcaster

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈspɪəkɑːstə/|/ˈspɪəkæstə/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sling-like device used to impart greater impetus to a thrown spear.
    — australian weapons. 1, knife; 2, club; 3, spearcaster.
  2. A soldier or guard armed with a spear used as a ranged weapon.
    — She felt near fainting with relief. Not that the blaster solved many problems. It wouldn’t get them out of a city aswarm with archers and spearcasters.
  3. A track-and-field athlete who throws a spear or spears; a javelinist, a javelin thrower.
    — Those spearcasters using the front carry feel relieved of the responsibility of thinking about the javelin during the run.

词形变化

spearcasters plural

词源

From spear (“long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon”) + caster (“that which casts; one who casts”).
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