thalamiten.
/ˈθaləmʌɪt/ Ancient Greek History.
In the ancient trireme, a rower in one of the tiers of rowers, generally supposed to be that which occupied the lowest bench; but the actual arrangement is disputed: see quots. Cf. thranite n., zygite n.
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1886 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 806/2 Behind the zygite sat the thalamite, or oarsman of the lowest bank.
1906 Athenæum 7 Apr. 429/2 The three orders of rowers..there seems little reason to doubt..refer to the parts into which the ship was longitudinally divided..the thalamites [being] in the bows.
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