agonistes
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a contestant in the public games”), from ἀγών (agṓn, “contest, struggle”).
Noun
agonistes
- A person engaged in a struggle.
Usage notes
- 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