Greekling
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
Greekling (plural Greeklings)
- A little Greek, or one of small esteem or pretensions.
- 1635, Ben Jonson, Timber, or Discoveries made upon men and matter[1]:
- Which of the Greeklings durst ever give precepts to Demosthenes!
References[edit]
- “Greekling”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.