spearern.
/ˈspɪərə/ One who is armed with, or strikes with, a spear. More frequent in combinations, as eel-spearer, salmon-spearer.
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society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > spear or lance
spearc1275
spearman1297
lance-knight1530
demi-lancer1552
demi-lancea1556
spearer1574
lance-man1589
lancer1590
javelineer1600
javelotier1600
lance1602
spearsman1836
javelin-man1846
1574 J. Baret Aluearie P 224 A Pensioner, a gentilman about a prince alway ready, with his speare: a sperer.
1885 Sat. Rev. 21 Nov. 673/1 The spearer [of eels] takes aim.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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