discobolus

noun

dis·​cob·​o·​lus

variants or less commonly discobolos

də̇ˈskäbələs

plural discoboli

-ˌlī,

-ˌlē

also discoboloi

-ˌlȯi

: a discus thrower

Word History

Etymology

Latin & Greek; Latin discobolus, from Greek diskobolos, from diskos quoit + -bolos (from ballein to throw)

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