arcubalister

English

Etymology

From Latin arcuballistarius. Compare arbalister.

Noun

arcubalister (plural arcubalisters)

1. A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.
   • 1605, M. N. [pseudonym; William Camden], Remaines of a Greater Worke, Concerning Britaine, […], London: […] G[eorge] E[ld] for Simon Waterson, →OCLC:

     he was eſpied by a very good Arcubaliſter, who told the Earle thereof , and ſaid , that hee would ſoone diſpatch the cruell tyrant

References

• “arcubalister”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.