† Neoptolemusn.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Neoptolemus.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin Neoptolemus new soldier (12th cent. in a British source), in classical Latin as the name of Pyrrhus, son of Achilles < ancient Greek Νεοπτόλεμος , literally ‘new-warrior’ < νεο- neo- comb. form + πτόλεμος , Epic form of πόλεμος war (see polemic adj. and n.).
Obsolete.
rare.
1623 H. Cockeram Neoptolemus..a yonge or newe souldiour.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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