hyperaspist

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑπερασπιστής (huperaspistḗs). === Noun === hyperaspist (plural hyperaspists) (obsolete) One who holds a shield over another; a defender. === References === “hyperaspist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.