agonistes
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστής (“a contestant in the public games”), from ἀγών (agón, “contest, struggle”).
Noun[edit]
Wikipedia agonistes
- A person engaged in a struggle.
Usage notes[edit]
- usually found as an epithet, as in the most famous usage, Samson Agonistes by John Milton, to which the use of "agonistes" is often an allusion
